Felix Ley
Roman Catholic bishop
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| Intro | Roman Catholic bishop | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| was | Priest | |
| Work field | Religion | |
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| Birth | 5 March 1909, Hewitt | |
| Death | 23 January 1972Naha (aged 62 years) |
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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.
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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. 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.
Bishop Ley died in Naha.