Justina's Staugaitis
Justinas Staugaitis (born November 14, 1866 in Tupikai, Šakiai district , Russian Empire ; † July 8, 1943 in Telšiai ) was Bishop of Telšiai and a Lithuanian politician.
Life
He studied at the Kudirkos Naumiestis elementary school and at the high school in Marijampolė . In 1890 he graduated from the Seinai Seminary and was ordained a priest on June 24th. On April 5, 1926, he was appointed bishop of Telšiai and prelate of Klaipėda , and on May 25, he was ordained bishop by Antoni Karaś . In 1939 he resigned as a prelate, followed by Maximilian Kaller as apostolic administrator of the prelature .
From 1926 to 1943 he headed the Telšiai diocese . From 1922 to 1926 he was a member of the Seimas and deputy chairman, from 1923 to 1925 chairman of the parliament. in November 1922 he was retirement chairman .
literature
- Staugaitis Justinas: Trumpos Steigiamojo Seimo narių biografijos su atvaizdais . Klaipėda, 1924, p. 56.
- Manelis P., Vyskupas Justinas Staugaitis . Lietuvių katalikų mokslo akademijos suvažiavimo darbai, Rome 1961, Volume 4, pp. 272-274.
- Article Staugaitis Justina . In: Lietuvių enciklopedija, Boston, 1963, Volume 28, pp. 475-476.
Web links
- Entry on Justina's Staugaitis on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved July 18, 2016.
Individual evidence
- ^ Entry on Territorial Prelature of Klaipeda / Territorialis Praelatura Klaipedensis on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved July 18, 2016.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Staugaitis, Justinas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Lithuanian clergyman, Bishop of Telšiai and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 14, 1866 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tupikai, Šakiai District , Russian Empire |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 8, 1943 |
| Place of death | Telšiai |