In office 1968-1972 Nationality American Birth name Alvin Ley | Consecration June 9, 1968 Ordination June 14, 1936 Name Felix Ley | |
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Born March 5, 1909
Hewitt, Wood County, Wisconsin United States ( 1909-03-05 ) Died January 23, 1972(1972-01-23) (aged 62)
Naha | ||
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.
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. 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.
Bishop Ley died in Naha.