Bishop Juozas Oleka, his Genealogy, Vocation and Last Will Cover Image

VYSKUPAS JUOZAS OLEKA (HOLLAK), JO GENEALOGIJA, PAŠAUKIMAS IR PASKUTINĖ VALIA
Bishop Juozas Oleka, his Genealogy, Vocation and Last Will

Author(s): Kęstutis Žemaitis
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion
Published by: Visuomeninė organizacija »LOGOS«
Keywords: diocese of Seinai; appointment; parish

Summary/Abstract: Bishop Juozas Oleka was the first Lithuanian to receive the episcopate after the concordat between Russia and the Vatican in 1882. He was born into a big landowner's family in the parish of Pilviškiai on 18 November 1812. He received a primary education at home, but later he studied at a gymnasium in Seinai. In 1832 he entered the seminary of Seinai. After one year of studying he moved to the Great Seminary of Warsaw, which later became the Academy of Spirituality.[...]

  • Issue Year: 2006
  • Issue No: 49
  • Page Range: 172-178
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Lithuanian