Jerzy Tyszkiewicz
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Auxiliary bishop
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of Vilnius
Vilnius
Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania, and its largest city, with a population of 560,190 as of 2010. It is the seat of the Vilnius city municipality and of the Vilnius district municipality. It is also the capital of Vilnius County...
from 1627 to 1633, bishop of Samogitia from 1633 to 1649, and bishop of Vilnius from 1649 to 1656.
He was born in Vištytis
Vištytis
Vištytis is a town in southern Lithuania on Lake Vištytis, Marijampolė district. It is situated at the Russian border and is a capital of Vištytis elderate....
town, to a prominent noble family of Tyszkiewicz (Tiškevičiai)
Tyszkiewicz
The Tyszkiewicz family was a wealthy and influential magnate family of Ruthenian/Lithuanian nobility with roots traced into the times of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania...
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Educated in jesuit academies, he took the Holy Orders
Holy Orders
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in 1622. He served as the canon
Canon (priest)
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in Kraków
Kraków
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(Cracow) and later, Vilnius. In 1637 he would found a monastery in what would become the town of Žemaičių Kalvarija
Žemaiciu Kalvarija
Žemaičių Kalvarija is a small town in Plungė district municipality, Lithuania. It is known as a major site for Catholic pilgrimage....
. Using his personal wealth, he built churches in Surviliškis
Surviliškis
Surviliškis is a small town in Kaunas County in central Lithuania. As of 2001 it had a population of 376.-References:*This article was initially translated from the Lithuanian Wikipedia....
, Kuliai
Kuliai
Kuliai is a town in Telšiai County, Lithuania. According to the 2001 census, the town has a population of 704 people....
, Laukžemė, Pušalotas
Pušalotas
Pušalotas is a small town in Panevėžys County, in northeastern Lithuania. According to the 2001 census, the town has a population of 885 people....
and in other Lithuanian places.
He was seen as an active administrator, politician and diplomat.