Telšiai Bishop Vincentas Borisevičius Priest Seminary

About Telšiai Bishop Vincentas Borisevičius Priest Seminary

According to Wikipedia, Telšiai Bishop Vincentas Borisevičius Priest Seminary is a Roman Catholic seminary in Telšiai, Lithuania. It was founded in 1927 by Justinas Staugaitis, the first Bishop of Diocese of Telšiai . History After 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.