H.E. Cardinal George Basil Hl'ME

Background

Hl'ME, H.E. Cardinal George Basil was born on March 2, 1923 in Newcastle upon Tyne. Son of the late Sir William and Lady Hume.

Education

Ampleforth College, York, St. Benet’s College, Oxford, and Fribourg University, Switzerland.

Career

Professor, of Dogmatic Theology at Ampleforth Abbey 1955-1963. Magister Scholarum, English Benedictine Congregation 1957-1963. Abbot of Ampleforth 1963-1976.

Archbishop of Westminster March since 1976. Cr. Cardinal May 1976. Seer, for Christian Unity, Sacred Congregation for Religious.

President Bishops' Conference of England and Wales, Council of European Bishops’ Conferences 1979-1987. President Churches Together in England since 1990. Honorary D.D. (Newcastle) 1979, (Cambridge) 1979, (London) 1980, (Oxford) 1981, (York) 1982, (Kent) 1983, (Hull) 1989.

Honorary degree (Durham) 1987, (San Anselmo, Rome) 1987. Honorary Freeman of City of Newcastle 1980, City of London 1981.

Membership

Council of Seer, of Institute Synod of Bishops 1978-1987. Jt. Commission, of Roman Catholic and Orthodox Churches since 1980.

Connections

Father:

the late Sir William

Mother:

Lady Hume