Arthur Hinsley

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Roman Catholic
ParentsThomas and Bridget (née Ryan) Hinsley
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  • Titular Bishop of Sebastopolis in Armenia (1926–1930)
  • Titular Archbishop of Sardes (1930–1935)
  • Apostolic Delegate to Africa (1930–1934)

Arthur

cardinal
in 1937.

Early life and ministry

Hinsley was born in

Irish Catholic. He studied at Ushaw College in Durham and then proceeded to theological studies at the English College in Rome. Hinsley's education was sponsored by his parish priest, who was also one of the 15th Duke of Norfolk's chaplains at Carlton Towers.[1]

St. Bede's Grammar School (which he also founded) from 1900 to 1904. In 1917, after another period of pastoral work, Hinsley became a domestic prelate of his holiness (14 November) and the rector
of the English College in Rome, a post in which he remained until 1928.

Episcopate

On 10 August 1926, the then

episcopal consecration on the following 30 November from Rafael Cardinal Merry del Val, with Archbishop Giuseppe Palica and Bishop Peter Amigo serving as co-consecrators, in the chapel of the English College. He was later named apostolic visitor to British Africa on 10 December 1927. While in Africa, Bishop Hinsley suffered a bout of paratyphoid fever.[2]

At the age of 65, he tried with other clerics to climb Mount Etna in South Italy. They had to turn back when one of the party, Francis Cardinal Carberri, had respiratory problems halfway up the mountain. Hinsley always said even on his deathbed that he regretted not climbing Etna.

Pius XI, on 9 January 1930, made Hinsley

apostolic delegate to the British missions in Africa that were not under the jurisdiction of the apostolic delegations of Egypt, the Belgian Congo, and South Africa
.

Archbishop Hinsley, as he now was, retired as apostolic delegate due to ill health on 25 March 1934 and, in recognition of his long service on behalf of the Holy See, was appointed a

canon of St. Peter's Basilica. From this semi-retired position, Hinsley was surprisingly nominated as Archbishop of Westminster on 1 April 1935, thus becoming the spiritual leader of the Catholic Church in England and Wales
.

Cardinalate

Tomb of Arthur Cardinal Hinsley in Westminster Cathedral

He was created

1939 papal conclave, which selected Pope Pius XII. A supporter of ecumenism,[2] Hinsley founded the multi-denominational Sword of the Spirit in October 1940 to rally his fellow English clergymen (including non-Catholics) against totalitarianism.[2][3] He defended Alfred Noyes in his argument with the Vatican.[4] The English prelate, as well as the episcopal hierarchy and the main Catholic press, actively supported Francisco Franco during the Spanish Civil War; Hinsley, who all his life kept a picture of dictator Franco on his desk, "wrote letters, spoke to church bodies, facilitated fund-raising and maintained a constant and vigilant eye promoting Franco's side".[5][6]

It has been claimed his support for Winston Churchill was important to the prime minister in 1940 and helped improve relations between the Church and the British establishment. [7]

Catholic schools at that time educated 8% of children in

President Roosevelt's commitment to freedom of conscience and arguing that Catholic schools should not be bullied by the state as they often provided for the poorest inner-city communities.[8]

Cardinal Hinsley, nearly blind and deaf, died from a heart attack

Archbishop William Temple, of Canterbury, described him as "a most devoted citizen of his country ... [and] a most kindly and warmhearted friend".[2] The Daily Mail described him as "the greatest English Cardinal since Wolsey ... and probably the best-loved Cardinal England ever had."[9] The Diocese of Leeds'
Pastoral and Conference Centre, Hinsley Hall, is named in honour of the Cardinal.

References

  1. ^ Diocese of Westminster. Cardinal Arthur Hinsley Archived 20 January 2018 at the Wayback Machine 11 January 2005
  2. ^ a b c d e Time. "Death of a Voice". 29 March 1943.
  3. ^ Time. "Unity in Britain". 19 May 1941.
  4. ^ Time. "Noyes Annoyed". 5 September 1938.
  5. ISBN 978-1-8528-5593-2
    . Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  6. ^ Rankin, Nicholas, Defending the Rock.
  7. ^ "Churchill's cardinal: Why Arthur Hinsley deserves to be better known". Catholic Herald. 16 January 2018. Archived from the original on 19 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  8. ^ Howard 1987, pp. 112, 124–6, 128–30
  9. ISBN 9780860124597
    .

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Preceded by Archbishop of Westminster
1935–1943 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Santa Susanna

1937–1943 		Succeeded by
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