[1] In 1839, he began attending the diocesan seminary of the Diocese of Samogitia, located in Varniai.

He moved to Vilnius in 1853 at the request of the Russian government, where he was made the prefect of a school.

He served as rector of the Saint Petersburg Roman Catholic Theological Academy between 1860 and 1864,[2] and was appointed vicar capitular of the Diocese of Samogitia in 1875.

[4] During his tenure as bishop of Kujawy-Kaliska, he rebuilt the diocesan seminary and helped to renovate the cathedral in Włocławek.

He resigned as bishop of Kujawy-Kaliska on 15 March 1902 and died in Włocławek on 4 June of the same year.