Basil Hume
George Basil Hume was an English Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Westminster from 1976 until his death in 1999. A member of the Benedictines, he was made a cardinal in 1977.
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Background
- Born in
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Educated at
- University of FribourgAmpleforth CollegeSt Martin's AmpleforthNewcastle Preparatory School
- Awards
- 🏆 Order of Merit
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"We have really lost in our society the sense of the sacredness of life."
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Timeline
1923
Born
Birth1999
Died
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