Pericle Felici


Pericle Felici
Prefect of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura
Cardinal Felici in 1968
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
Appointed15 August 1977
Term ended22 March 1982
PredecessorDino Staffa
SuccessorAurelio Sabattani
Other post(s)
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination28 October 1933
by Alfonso Maria de Sanctis
Consecration28 October 1960
by Pope John XXIII
Created cardinal26 June 1967
by Pope Paul VI
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
Pericle Felici

(1911-08-01)1 August 1911
Died22 March 1982(1982-03-22) (aged 70)
Foggia, Italy
ParentsLuigi Felici
Anna Roscioli
MottoFructificat Domino
Coat of armsPericle Felici's coat of arms
Styles of
Pericle Felici
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeSamosata (titular)

Pericle Felici (1 August 1911 – 22 March 1982) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church. From 1947 until his death he held various offices in the Roman Curia, including Secretary General of the Second Vatican Council, head of the Pontifical Commission for the Revision of the Code of Canon Law, and from 1977 Prefect of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura. He became a cardinal in 1967. In 1978, he twice announced to the world from the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica the election of a new pope, John Paul I and John Paul II. At the Council he was identified with the conservatives who sought to maintain Curial control of the proceedings and he was a prominent voice for more conservative and traditionalist views throughout his career.