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His Eminence Angelo Felici President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei Felici in 1973. Church Roman Catholic Church Appointed 16 December 1995 Term ended 13 April 2000 Predecessor Antonio Innocenti Successor Darío Castrillón Hoyos Other post Cardinal-Priest of Santi Biagio e Carlo ai Catinari "pro hac vice" (1999–2007) Previous posts Undersecretary of the Congregation for Extraordinary Ecclesiastical Affairs (1964–67) Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to the Netherlands (1967–76) Titular Archbishop of Caesariana (1967–88) Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal (1976–79) Apostolic Nuncio to France (1979–88) Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Biagio e Carlo ai Catinari (1988–99) Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints (1988–95) Orders Ordination 4 April 1942 Consecration 24 September 1967 by Amleto Giovanni Cicognani Created cardinal 28 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II Rank Cardinal-Deacon (1988–99) Cardinal-Priest (1999–2007) Personal details Born Angelo Felici (1919-07-26)26 July 1919 Segni, Kingdom of Italy Died 17 June 2007(2007-06-17) (aged 87) Rome, Italy Alma mater Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy Pontifical Lateran University Pontifical Gregorian University Motto In lumine Tuo Coat of arms

Styles of Angelo Felici Reference style His Eminence Spoken style Your Eminence Informal style Cardinal See Caesariana

**Angelo Felici** [J.C.D.](/source/Doctor_of_Canon_Law) (26 July 1919, [Segni](/source/Segni) – 17 June 2007, [Rome](/source/Rome)) was an Italian [Cardinal](/source/Cardinal_(Catholicism)) in the [Roman Catholic Church](/source/Roman_Catholic_Church) and [President of the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei](/source/Pontifical_Commission_Ecclesia_Dei). Before this role he served as the Prefect of the [Congregation for the Causes of Saints](/source/Congregation_for_the_Causes_of_Saints) from 1988 to 1995.

## Early life

He was ordained on 4 April 1942 and spent the next three years studying for his [doctorate](/source/Doctorate) in [canon law](/source/Canon_law).[1] In 1945 he joined the Vatican [Secretariat of State](/source/Secretariat_of_State) where he worked until 1949. He was a faculty member at the [Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy](/source/Pontifical_Ecclesiastical_Academy), until he was appointed under-[secretary](/source/Secretary) of the Congregation for Extraordinary Ecclesiastical Affairs in 1964.

## Episcopate

Pope Paul sent him on a mission to [Jerusalem](/source/Jerusalem) after the [Six-Day War](/source/Six-Day_War) between Arabs and Israelis.[2] [Pope Paul VI](/source/Pope_Paul_VI) appointed him as [titular archbishop](/source/Titular_archbishop) of [Caesariana](/source/Caesariana_(Numidia)) and appointed [pro](/source/Promagistrate)-[nuncio](/source/Nuncio) to the [Netherlands](/source/Netherlands) on 22 July 1967. He was consecrated as a [bishop](/source/Bishop) in September of the same year. His nine years in the Netherlands were known for their sharp conflicts with the more radical progessivist elements Dutch Catholic Church, among other things on the issue of clerical celibacy and the nominations of two bishop's nominations who supported the Vatican line contrary to Dutch progressivists ([Adrianus Johannes Simonis](/source/Adrianus_Johannes_Simonis) and [Joannes Gijsen](/source/Joannes_Gijsen)). He was transferred to [Portugal](/source/Portugal) in 1976 and finally to [France](/source/France) in 1979.

## Cardinalate

He was made [Cardinal-Deacon](/source/Cardinal_(Catholicism)) of [Santi Biagio e Carlo ai Catinari](/source/San_Carlo_ai_Catinari) in the [consistory](/source/Papal_consistory) of 28 June 1988 by [Pope John Paul II](/source/Pope_John_Paul_II). In 1988, he was appointed Prefect of the [Congregation for the Causes of Saints](/source/Congregation_for_the_Causes_of_Saints), where he served until 1995. Then he was appointed President of the [Pontifical Commission *Ecclesia Dei*](/source/Pontifical_Commission_Ecclesia_Dei). As Cardinal Deacons are permitted to do after ten years, he opted for the order of cardinal priests and his [titular church](/source/Titular_church) was elevated [pro hac vice](/source/Pro_hac_vice) to the rank of title on 9 January 1999. He lost the right to participate in a [conclave](/source/Papal_conclave) when he turned 80 years of age in 1999.

## Death

On 17 June 2007, Cardinal Felici died; Pope [Benedict XVI](/source/Benedict_XVI) sent his condolences and, on 19 June 2007, presided at Cardinal Felici's funeral Mass at the Altar of the [Cathedra](/source/Cathedra) in [Saint Peter's Basilica](/source/Saint_Peter's_Basilica) in the [Vatican](/source/Vatican_City).

## External links

- [GCatholic.org profile](http://www.gcatholic.org/hierarchy/data/cardJP2-4.htm#53)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Cardinal Angelo Felici (1919-2007) - Find A Grave..."](https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26973405/angelo-felici) *www.findagrave.com*. Retrieved 2020-10-08.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Autographs, Weekes (2020). ["Felici, Angelo Cardinal (1919-2007)"](https://web.archive.org/web/20220811061343/https://weekesautographs.com/product/felici-angelo-cardinal-1919-2007/). *Weekes Autographs*. Archived from [the original](https://weekesautographs.com/product/felici-angelo-cardinal-1919-2007/) on 2022-08-11. Retrieved 2020-10-08.

Catholic Church titles Preceded by Fulton J. Sheen — TITULAR — Bishop of Caesariana 1967–1988 Succeeded by Giovanni Lajolo Preceded by Pietro Palazzini Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints 1 July 1988 – 13 June 1995 Succeeded by Alberto Bovone Preceded by Antonio Innocenti President of the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei 16 December 1995 – 13 April 2000 Succeeded by Darío Castrillón Hoyos Records Preceded by Cardinal Johannes Willebrands Oldest living Member of the Sacred College 2 August 2006 – 11 June 2007 Succeeded by Cardinal Édouard Gagnon

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