Felix Ley

Felix Ley

Order of Friars Minor Capuchin
Felix Ley; Order of Friars Minor Capuchin
Bishop of Naha
In office	1968-1972
Orders
Ordination	June 14, 1936
Consecration	June 9, 1968
Personal details
Born	Alvin Ley; March 5, 1909; Hewitt, Wood County, Wisconsin United States
Died	January 23, 1972 (aged 62); Naha
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] 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

^ "THEPACIFICAPS.ORG - Our Legacy". Archived from the original on 2008-05-29. Retrieved 2008-08-24.
^ "Bishop Félix Ley, O.F.M. Cap". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.^{[self-published source]}
^ "Roster of Guam Military, Native Guard ,and Civilians Captured and taken to Japan".
^ http://www.capcomm.org/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderfiles/necrologiesjanuary.pdf ^{[dead link]}
^ '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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[1] "THEPACIFICAPS.ORG - Our Legacy". Archived from the original on 2008-05-29. Retrieved 2008-08-24.

[2] "Bishop Félix Ley, O.F.M. Cap". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.^{[self-published source]}

[3] "Roster of Guam Military, Native Guard ,and Civilians Captured and taken to Japan".

[4] ttp://www.capcomm.org/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderfiles/necrologiesjanuary.pdf ^{[dead link]}

[5] 'Bishop Dies in Okinawa,' Milwaukee Sentinel, January 25, 1972, pg. 9

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