Born Newcastle upon Tyne. Cardinal. Archbishop of Westminster from 1976 until his death. President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales from 1979 until his death, at the Hospital of St John and St Elizabeth, Westminster.
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Basil Hume
Blessed on the first of July 1993 by His Eminence Cardinal Basil Hume, OSB, ...
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Basil Hume
After renovation in 1985 initiated by Canon John Longstaff and completed by C...
Either burnt or poisoned in prison for his Protestant beliefs. Son of Elizabeth.
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