Felice Pirozzi (19 October 1908 – 25 July 1975) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See. He headed its school for training members of its diplomatic corps from 1970 to 1975.

Biography

Felice Pirozzi was born on 19 October 1908 in Pomigliano d'Arco, Province of Naples, Italy. He was ordained a priest on 19 July 1931. In preparation for a career in the diplomatic service, he entered the

Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy The Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy ( la, Pontificia Ecclesiastica Academia, it, Pontificia Accademia Ecclesiastica) is one of the Roman Colleges of the Catholic Church. The academy is dedicated to training priests to serve in the diplomatic c ...

in 1932. His early assignments included service as Permanent Observer of the Holy See to UNESCO in Paris that began with his appointment on 26 June 1955 and a stint with the delegation to Vietnam and Cambodia in the 1960s. On 23 September 1960,

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named him titular archbishop of Gratiana and

Apostolic Delegate An apostolic nuncio ( la, nuntius apostolicus; also known as a papal nuncio or simply as a nuncio) is an ecclesiastical diplomat, serving as an envoy or a permanent diplomatic representative of the Holy See to a state or to an international o ...

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, the first diplomat the Holy See assigned to that country. He received his episcopal consecration from Cardinal Laurean Rugambwa on December 31. Pirozzi participated in the first, second and fourth sessions of

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appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to

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on 9 January 1967. On 17 October 1970, Pirozzi became president of the

, the

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's center for training its diplomats. Beginning in 1974 his duties were handed by Archbishop Domenico Enrici as temporary president. Pirozzi died on 25 July 1975.

References

External links

Catholic Hierarchy: Archbishop Felice Pirozzi
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pirozzi, Felice Apostolic Nuncios to Madagascar Apostolic Nuncios to Venezuela People from the Province of Naples 1908 births 1975 deaths