Background
Hume, Basil Cardinal was born on March 2, 1923 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England. Son of William Errington and Marie Elisabeth (Tisseyre) Hume.
Hume, Basil Cardinal was born on March 2, 1923 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England. Son of William Errington and Marie Elisabeth (Tisseyre) Hume.
Master of Arts in History, Oxford University, 1947. Licentiate of Sacred Theology, Fribourg (Switzerland) University, 1951. Doctor of Divinity, University Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1979.
Doctor of Divinity, Cambridge University, 1979. Doctor of Divinity (honorary), Manhattan College, 1980. Doctor of Divinity, Catholic University America, 1980.
Doctor of Divinity, University London, 1980. Doctor of Divinity, Oxford University, 1981. Doctor of Divinity, University York, England, 1982.
Doctor of Divinity, University Kent, England, 1983. Doctor of Divinity, University Durham, England, 1987. Doctor of Divinity, Collegio S Anselmo, Rome, 1987.
Doctor of Divinity, University Hull, England, 1989. Doctor of Divinity, University Keele, England, 1990. Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Northumbria, Newcastle, 1992.
Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Surrey, 1992. Doctor of Philosophy in Law (honorary), University Notre Dame, Indiana, 1999.
Professed Benedictine monk, 1942. Ordained priest Roman Catholic Church, 1950. Abbot of Ampleforth, 1963—1976.
Consecrated archbishop of Westminster, 1976. Created cardinal priest San Silvestro in Capite, 1976. Chairman Benedictine Ecumenical Commission, 1972—1976.
President Bishops' Conference England & Wales, since 1979. Member Sacred Congregation Religious and Secular Institutes, Pontifical Council Promotion Christian Unity. Joint president Churches Together England, since 1990.
President Council European Bishops Conferences, 1978—1987, Council Christians & Jews. Member Congregation for Eastern Churches, Congregation for Sacraments & Divine Worship, Pontifical Council Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers. Relator Synod Consecrated Life, 1994.
Member of Athenaeum Club.