Juozapas Jonas Skvireckas
Juozapas Jonas Skvireckas (* 1873 in Rinkūnai , Rajongemeinde Pasvalys ; † 1959 Zams , Tyrol ) was a Lithuanian Roman Catholic Archbishop of Kaunas .
Life
His father was Vincentas Skvireckas and his mother Elzbieta Krasauskaitė, a peasant family. Juozapas attended the Smilgiai School in the Panevėžys district . From 1885 to 1892 he graduated from Panevėžys grammar school with honors .
From 1892 to 1896 he studied at the Nierlitauischen seminary . After 4 years of study he was sent to Saint Petersburg . There he graduated from the Saint Petersburg Spiritual Academy as a candidate for theology . He was ordained a priest in 1899. In 1919 he became auxiliary bishop (consecrated by Antanas Karosas , the co- consecrants were Juozapas Matulaitis and Pranciškus Karevičius ). From 1926 to 1959 he was Archbishop of Kaunas.
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| SURNAME | Skvireckas, Juozapas Jonas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Roman Catholic Archbishop of Kaunas |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1873 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rinkūnai , Pasvalys District Parish |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1959 |