In 1980 the Soviet government allowed the theological seminary to admit twenty-two new candidates:
Bučelis, Jonas
Čiškauskas, Feliksas
Dauknys, Algirdas
Ginda, Leonas
Grabnickas, Algirdas
Gudaitis, Jonas
Jackūnas, Vladas
Jurjonas, Vidas
Kiselis, Vytautas
Kuliešis, Julius
Liesys, Antanas
Milašius, Aleksandras
Minkevičius, Edvardas
Muravskis, Villianas
Paulionis, Regimantas (did not arrive)
Petrauskas, Vytautas
Rudzinskas, Valerijus
Šliauteris, Petras
Tamelis, Bronius (returned after an illness)
Ulickas, Jonas
Vaškelis, Vytenis
Žukauskas, Raimondas
Regimantas Paulionis, who had been terrorized by the KGB for a long time (see Vytis, no. 5), did not arrive at the seminary.
Some time later, permission was granted to admit Petras Baniulis in his place. He along with sixteen other applicants had been rejected in August by the Soviet government. The following applicants were not admitted to the theological seminary because of persecution by the Soviet government:
1. Baliūnas, Ladislovas, a resident of Pasvalys; 42 Komjaunimas St., born 1952
2. Brilius, Kęstutis, a resident of Vilkaviškis; 30 Vilnius St.; born 1954
3. Gražulis, Kazimieras, a resident of the village of Nankūnai in Alytus Rayon; born 1960
4. Gražulis, Petras, a resident of the village of Nankūnai in Alytus Rayon; born 1958
5. Gurskis, Gintautas, a resident of Vilkaviškis; 45 Mindaugas St.; born 1955
6.Kaknevičius, Vytas, a resident of the village of Navininkai in Kapsukas Rayon; Sangrūda Post Office; born 1960
7. Kaušas, Rolandas, a resident of Kaunas; 23-2 Darius ir Girenas St.; born 1961
8. Kaušas, Visvaldas-Edmundas, a resident of Šiauliai; 63-15 Ezeras St.; born 1961
9. Kelmas, Juozas, a resident of Panevėžys; Pajuostės Plentas; born 1958
10. Kelpša, Saulius, a resident of Garliava; 11 Pažanga St.; born 1958
11. Ramašauskas, Romualdas, a resident of Kaunas; 72-77 TSRS 50-metis St.; born 1960
12. Repšys, Ričardas, a resident of Kaunas; 2-2 Kelmai St.; born 1950
13.Stuigys, Kęstutis, a resident of Pasvalys; 3d Komjaunimas St.; born 1951
