Felix Ley
| Felix Ley Order of Friars Minor Capuchin |
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| Bishop of Naha | |
| In office | 1968-1972 |
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| Ordination | June 14, 1936 |
| Consecration | June 9, 1968 |
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| Birth name | Alvin Ley |
| Born | March 5, 1909 Hewitt, Wood County, Wisconsin United States |
| Died | Error: Need valid death date (first date): year, month, day Naha |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Felix Ley (March 5, 1909 - January 23, 1972), Order of Friars Minor Capuchin, was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as bishop and the apostolic administrator of Okinawa and the Southern Islands/Ryukyus, now the Diocese of Naha, in Naha, Japan.[1][2]
Biography
Alvin Ley was born in Hewitt, Wood County, Wisconsin United States and was ordained to the Roman Catholic priesthood on June 14, 1936.
Father Ley was sent to Guam, where he was taken prisoner by the Japanese army during World War II.[3] After World War II, he was sent to Okinawa.
On March 11, 1968, Pope Paul VI appointed Felix Ley the apostolic administrator of the Okinawa and the Southern Islands/Ryukyus, and he was conscrated bishop on June 9, 1968.[4]
Bishop Ley died in Naha.[5]
See also
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Succeeded by Peter Baptist Tadamaro Ishigami |
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- ↑ http://www.thepacificaps.org/?pg=our_legacy
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- ↑ http://www.mansell.com/pow_resources/guam/guamroster.html
- ↑ http://www.capcomm.org/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderfiles/necrologiesjanuary.pdf
- ↑ 'Bishop Dies in Okinawa,' Milwaukee Sentinel, January 25, 1972, pg. 9
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