Boļeslavs Sloskāns was a Latvian Roman Catholic bishop who lived from 1893 to 1981. Born near Stirniene, he was ordained a priest in 1917 and later became a titular bishop and apostolic administrator. His life was marked by significant hardship, including multiple arrests and imprisonment within the Soviet Gulag system. Following his release and subsequent exile, he became a vital figure for Catholic diaspora communities in Western Europe, particularly serving the Belarusian and Latvian faithful in Belgium and participating in the Second Vatican Council.