Telšiai Bishop Vincentas Borisevičius Priest Seminary (Lithuanian: Telšių Vyskupo Vincento Borisevičiaus kunigų seminarija) is a Roman Catholic seminary in Telšiai, Lithuania. It was founded in 1927 by Justinas Staugaitis, the first Bishop of Diocese of Telšiai .[1]
History
editAfter the establishment of Diocese of Telšiai in 1926, Bishop Justinas Staugaitis expressed his worries about the education of Diocese's priests whereas in Kaunas priest seminary there were only 26 Samogitian seminarians at that time. On 4 October 1927, the priest seminary in Telšiai was opened. Vincentas Borisevičius became the first rector of the seminary and later also became the second bishop of Telšiai.[1]
After the Soviet occupation in 1940, the seminary was closed. By that time it had educated 150 priests.[1] It was reopened in 1941 however in 1946 it was closed again.
The seminary in Telšiai was re-established in 1989 by Bishop Antanas Vaičius. Now, the seminary also has a preparative faculty as well as a minor seminary in Žemaičių Kalvarija. From 2015 until 2018 the rector of the seminary was dr. Ramūnas Norkus. In 2018 he was replaced by dr. Saulius Stumbra.[2]
The university lost the accreditation for its religion study program in 2021 and as of 2021–22 school year is not organizing any tertiary education studies. It is expected to lose university status.[3]
Rectors of the seminary
edit- 1927–1940 – Vincentas Borisevičius
- 1940–1946 – Pranciškus Ramanauskas
- 1946–1989 – Seminary was closed due to the Soviet occupation
- 1989–1993 – Kazimieras Gasčiūnas
- 1996–1997 – Steponas Brazdeikis
- 1997–2003 – Algis Genutis
- 2003–2006 – Antanas Lapė
- 2006–2008 – Vygintas Gūdeliūnas
- 2008–2011 – Jonas Ačas
- 2011–2015 – Viktoras Ačas
- 2015–2018 – Ramūnas Norkus
- Since 2018 – Saulius Stumbra
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c (in Lithuanian) Mukienė, Danutė. Telšių Vyskupo kunigų seminarija (2006-07-04)
- ^ Nauji kunigų paskyrimai tzinios.lt
- ^ "Telšių kunigų seminarija – be aukštosios mokyklos statuso". Telšių žinios (in Lithuanian). 1 December 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
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