Kaunas Seminary
Trinity Church Kaunas , seminary church
The Kaunas Seminary (lit. Kauno kunigų seminarija ) is a Catholic seminary in Kaunas , the second largest city in Lithuania , department of the Faculty of Catholic Theology of the Vytautas Magnus University Kaunas (VDU), a former non-state university . There are bachelor, master, licensed and doctoral programs. The course begins with the preparatory course.
The seminarians from the Archdiocese of Kaunas , the Diocese of Šiauliai and the Diocese of Vilkaviškis study at the seminar . In 2005 there were 37 teachers, including 6 professors, 15 theology and 7 canon law doctors. There were 65 seminarians. A seminarist “cost” over 15,000 litas (4348 euros) in 2005. Preparing a priest costs 95,000 litas (27,500 euros).
Regents
- 1864–1884: Jeronimas Kiprijonas Račkauskas
- 1888-1899: Gasparas Feliksas Cirtautas
- 1900-1907: Antanas Karosas
- 1909-1932: Maironis
- 1932-1940: Pranas Penkauskas
- 1940–1941: Vincentas Brizgys
- 1942–1945: Pranas Petraitis
- 1945–1946: Stasys Gruodis
- 1946–1947: Pranciškus Venckus
- 1947-1950: Augustinas Vaitiekaitis
- 1950–1952: Albinas Jaudegis
- 1952–1953: Kazimieras Sirūnas
- 1953–1959: Kazimieras Žitkus
- 1959–1962: Alfonsas Lapė
- 1962–1989: Viktoras Butkus
- 1989–1990: Vladas Michelevičius
- 1990-1991: Sigitas Tamkevičius
- 1991-1993: Algis Baniulis
- 1993-1996: Pranciškus Tamulevičius
- 1996-1997: Eugenijus Bartulis
- 1997-2001: Rimantas Norvila
- Since 2001: Aurelijus Žukauskas