Felix Ley

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]

Felix Ley

Order of Friars Minor Capuchin
Bishop of Naha
In office1968-1972
Orders
OrdinationJune 14, 1936
ConsecrationJune 9, 1968
Personal details
Birth nameAlvin Ley
Born(1909-03-05)March 5, 1909
Hewitt, Wood County, Wisconsin United States
DiedJanuary 23, 1972(1972-01-23) (aged 62)
Naha
NationalityAmerican
DenominationRoman Catholic

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] He was held prisoner of war at Kobe, Japan. 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 consecrated bishop on June 9, 1968.[4]

Bishop Ley died in Naha.[5]

Notes
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-05-29. Retrieved 2008-08-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Bishop Félix Ley, O.F.M. Cap". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  3. http://www.mansell.com/pow_resources/guam/guamroster.html
  4. http://www.capcomm.org/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderfiles/necrologiesjanuary.pdf
  5. 'Bishop Dies in Okinawa,' Milwaukee Sentinel, January 25, 1972, pg. 9
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
None		 Bishop of Naha
1968–1972		 Succeeded by
Peter Baptist Tadamaro Ishigami


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