Background
Wcela, Emil Aloysius was born on May 1, 1931 in Bay Shore, New York, United States.
bishop theologian Catholic priest
Wcela, Emil Aloysius was born on May 1, 1931 in Bay Shore, New York, United States.
Master of Arts, Catholic University America, Washington, 1963. Master of Arts, Fordham University, New York City, 1963.
Born in Bay Shore, New York, Wcela was ordained a priest for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn on June 2, 1956. On October 21, 1988, Wcela was named titular bishop of "Filaca" and auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre and was consecrated on December 13, 1988. On April 3, 2007, Wcela retired.