Felice Pirozzi

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.

Felice Pirozzi was born on 19 October 1908 in Pomigliano d'Arco, Province of Naples, Italy.

[1] 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[2] and a stint with the delegation to Vietnam and Cambodia in the 1960s.

[3] On 23 September 1960, Pope John XXIII named him titular archbishop of Gratiana and Apostolic Delegate to Madagascar, the first diplomat the Holy See assigned to that country.

On 17 October 1970, Pirozzi became president of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy, the Holy See's center for training its diplomats.