FAMOUS PRELATE

Wairarapa Times-Age, 18 March 1943, Page 3

FAMOUS PRELATE

DEATH OF CARDINAL HINSLEY LONG AND DISTINGUISHED CAREER. ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY’S TRIBUTE. (By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright) LONDON. March 17. The death has occurred at his home in Hertfordshire of his Eminence. Cardinal Hinsley, head of the Roman Catholic Church in Britain. He was aged 77. He had been Archbishop of Westminister since 1935 and was created a cardinal in 1937. Born in a small Yorkshire village, the son of a carpenter. Cardinal Hinsley won a scholarship to Ushaw College in Durham and later went to English College, Rome. He was a professor at Ushaw from 1893 to 1897 and the following year was assistant priest at Keighley. From 1899 to 1904, he was headmaster of St. Bede's Grammar School Bradford, when he became pastor of Sutton Park, where he remained for seven years. After being pastor of Sydenham from 1911 to 1917. he was appointed rector of English College, Rome, a position he re-tained-till 1928. In 1927 he was appointed Visitor Apostolic to the Catholic missions in Africa, and in 1930 Titular Archbishop of Sardis. From 1930 to 1934. he was, Apostolic Delegate in Africa, and in ihe following year he became Canon of the Patriarchal Basilica of St. Peter’s in Rome. A champion of the people of Africa, Cardinal Hinsley bitterly opposed the Italian annexation of Abyssinia. He also founded the organisation known as the Sword of the Spirit to combat totalitarian aggression. He was particularly blunt in his denunciation of the Nazi Youth movement. Education and labour problems claimed his interest, and also the trade union movement. A tribute to Cardinal Hinsley was broadcast to the people of Europe by the Archbishop of Canterbury, who described him as a devoted citizen. All whose aspirations were set on improving the spiritual life of Britain would mourn his loss. “May I also say,” added the archbishop, ‘that I mourn a very kindly friend.” ,