Ubaldo Calabresi

Ubaldo Calabresi
Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina
See	Fundi
Appointed	23 January 1981
Term ended	4 March 2000
Predecessor	Pio Laghi
Successor	Santos Abril y Castelló
Other posts	Titular Archbishop of Fundi
Orders
Ordination	27 March 1948
Consecration	28 September 1969 by Jean-Marie Villot
Personal details
Born	(1925-01-02)2 January 1925 Sezze Romano, Italy
Died
Nationality	Italian
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Previous post	Apostolic Delegate to Sudan (1969-1972) Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Sudan (1972-1978) Apostolic Nuncio to Venezuela (1978-1981)

Ordination history of Ubaldo Calabresi
Priestly ordination
Date of ordination	27 March 1948
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator	Jean-Marie Villot
Co-consecrator	Sergio Pignedoli
Co-consecrator	Arrigo Pintonello
Date of consecration	28 September 1969
Bishops consecrated by Ubaldo Calabresi as principal consecrator
Gabriel Dwatuka Wagi	13 June 1976
José Vicente Conejero Gallego	19 March 1997

Ubaldo Calabresi (2 January 1925 – 14 June 2004) was a Roman Catholic bishop.

Calabresi was born on 2 January 1925 in Sezze Romano, Italy, the fourth of six brothers. He earned degrees in civil and canon law at the Lateran University. He was ordained a priest there on 27 March 1948. On 3 July 1969 he was named Titular Bishop of Fundi and Apostolic Delegate to Sudan. He was consecrated on 28 September 1969 by Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Jean-Marie Villot. He later served as Apostolic Nuncio to Venezuela from 1978 to 1981 and then as Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina from 1981 to 2000.

On 27 June 1992 he was co-consecrator of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, later Pope Francis, as bishop.

He was a participant in the successful Vatican mediation between Argentina and Chile over the Beagle conflict.

He retired on 4 March 2000. He suffered from Parkinson's disease and died in Rome on 14 June 2004.

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Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Giovanni Mariani	Apostolic Nuncio to Venezuela 5 January 1978 – 23 January 1981	Succeeded by Luciano Storero
Preceded by Pio Laghi	Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina 23 January 1981 – 4 March 2000	Succeeded by Santos Abril y Castelló