Pericle Felici
Pericle Cardinal Felici (born August 1, 1911 in Segni , Province of Rome , Italy , † March 22, 1982 in Foggia ) was a Curia Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church .
Life
Pericle Felici received his theological and philosophical training in Segni and Rome . He received on 28 October 1933, the sacrament of Holy Orders , and then worked as a university teacher in Rome. In 1940 Pope Pius XII awarded him . the title of His Holiness' secret chamberlain . From 1947 to 1960, Pericle Felici worked as an auditor for the Court of Justice of the Roman Rota . From 1950 to 1959 he was spiritual at the Pontifical Roman Seminary . In 1960 he became general secretary of the Commission for the Preparation of the Second Vatican Council .
On September 3, 1960 Pericle Felici was by Pope John XXIII. appointed titular archbishop of Samosata . The Pope ordained him episcopal on October 28, 1960, co-consecrators were Archbishop Diego Venini , almsman of His Holiness , and Benigno Carrara , Bishop of Imola . Felici acted as general secretary of the Second Vatican Council . Pope Paul VI accepted him in 1967 as a cardinal deacon with the titular diaconate Sant'Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine in the college of cardinals and appointed him president of the Pontifical Commission for the Interpretation of the Documents of the Second Vatican Council . In 1977 he was appointed Prefect of the Supreme Court of the Apostolic Signature . In 1978, as Cardinal Protodeacon, Pericle Felice was honored to announce the election of John Paul I and John Paul II as head of the Catholic Church of the Benediction Loggia of St. Peter's Basilica after the two conclaves of the year with the Habemus papam . After the death of Paul VI. in August 1978 he was also considered papabile . In 1979 he was raised to cardinal priest pro hac vice while retaining his titular church .
Pericle Felici died on March 22, 1982 in Foggia and was buried in his birthplace.
Honors
- 1966: Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
literature
- Andrea Chiarelli, Ugo Meucci (eds.): Il Cardinale Pericle Felici (1911–1982). Convegno di studio nel ventennale della morte (= Diocesi suburbicaria di Velletri, Segni. Proceedings ). Libreria editrice vaticana, Città del Vaticano 2003, ISBN 88-209-7426-6 .
Web links
- Felici, Pericle. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed November 13, 2016.
- Entry on Pericle Felici on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on November 13, 2016.
Individual evidence
- ↑ VATICAN: Completely open. Der Spiegel 33/1978, August 14, 1978, accessed January 15, 2018 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Felici, Pericle |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Felici, Pericle Cardinal (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 1, 1911 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Segni (Lazio) , Province of Rome, Italy |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 22, 1982 |
| Place of death | Foggia |