Corrado Ursi | |
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| Cardinal,Archbishop emertius of Naples | |
 Photograph of Ursi in 1956 | |
| Archdiocese | Naples |
| Appointed | 23 May 1966 |
| Term ended | 9 May 1987 |
| Predecessor | Alfonso Castaldo |
| Successor | Michele Giordano |
| Other post | Cardinal-Priest of San Callisto (1967–2003) |
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| Ordination | 25 July 1931 |
| Consecration | 30 September 1951 by Carlo Confalonieri |
| Created cardinal | 26 June 1967 byPaul VI |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Corrado Ursi (1908-07-26)26 July 1908 |
| Died | 29 August 2003(2003-08-29) (aged 95) |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Naples |
Corrado Ursi (26 July 1908 – 29 August 2003) was an Italianprelate of theCatholic Church. He served asArchbishop of Naples from 1966 to 1987, and was created acardinal in 1967, given thetitular church ofSan Callisto.[1]
Corrado Ursi was born inAndria, the son of a baker.[2] He wasbaptized the day after his birth at theparish ofSan Agostino.[3] After attending theseminary of Andria, he studiedphilosophy andtheology at the Pontifical Regional Seminary of Molfetta.[3] He wasordained apriest for theDiocese of Molfetta on 25 July 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 until 1951. He did pastoral work in several Italian dioceses during the summer recesses, and became active inAzione Cattolica.[3] He was named aprivy chamberlain of his holiness on 15 July 1943.[3]
In 1951,Pope Pius XII appointed Corrado UrsiBishop of Nardò, a post that he held for 10 years. In 1961, he was transferred to theArchdiocese of Acerenza byPope John XXIII. In 1966Pope Paul VI appointed him archbishop of Naples and created him a cardinal a year later, assigning him the titular church of San Callisto. He participated in the papal conclaves ofAugust andOctober in 1978.
Ursi died on 29 August 2003. At the time of his death he was one of the last two surviving cardinals elevated by Pope Paul VI in the 1967 consistory, along with Pope John Paul II, leaving Pope John Paul II the lone surviving member of that consistory.
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