- Corrado Ursi
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His Eminence
Corrado UrsiArchbishop of Naples See Naples Enthroned May 23, 1966 Reign ended May 9, 1987 Predecessor Alfonso Castaldo Successor Michele Giordano Other posts Bishop of Nardò (1951-61)
Archbishop of Acerenza (1961-66)Orders Ordination July 25, 1931 Consecration September 30, 1951 Created Cardinal June 26, 1967 Personal details Born July 26, 1908
AndriaDied August 29, 2003 (aged 95)
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Corrado Ursi
Reference style His Eminence Spoken style Your Eminence Informal style Cardinal See Naples Corrado Ursi (July 26, 1908—August 29, 2003) was an Italian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Naples from 1966 to 1987, and was created a cardinal in 1967, given the titular church of San Callisto.[1]
Biography
Corrado Ursi was born in Andria, the son of a baker.[2] He was baptized the day after his birth at the parish of San Agostino.[3] After attending the seminary of Andria, he studied philosophy and theology at the Pontifical Regional Seminary of Molfetta.[3] He was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Molfetta on July 25, 1931.[4]
Shortly after his ordination, he became vice-rector of the Pontifical Regional Seminary of Molfetta.[3] He was named rector a few months later, serving in that post unil 1951. He did pastoral work in several Italian dioceses during the summer recesses, and became active in Azione Cattolica.[3] He was named a Privy Chamberlain of His Holiness on July 15, 1943.[3]
In 1951, Pope Pius XII appointed Corrado Ursi bishop of Nardò, a post that he held for 10 years. In 1961, he was transferred to the diocese of Acerenza by Pope John XXIII. In 1966 Pope Paul VI appointed him archbishop of Naples.
Ursi died on August 29, 2003.
References
- ^ Cardinal Title S. Callisto Giga Catholic Information
- ^ "The September Pope". TIME Magazine. 1978-10-09. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,919865-8,00.html.
- ^ a b c d e Miranda, Salvador. "URSI, Corrado (1908-2003)". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. http://www2.fiu.edu/~mirandas/bios-u.htm#Ursi.
- ^ "Corrado Cardinal Ursi". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bursi.html.
External links
- Time article
- (Italian) [1]
Categories:- 1908 births
- 2003 deaths
- People from Andria
- 20th-century Roman Catholic archbishops
- Archbishops of Naples
- Italian cardinals
- Participants in the Second Vatican Council
- Cardinals created by Pope Paul VI
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