The paper is devoted to the participation of Roman-catholic priests and church servants in teaching in village schools of Galicia. The chronological frames are 1774 and 1873 when state authorities enforced school laws. Archival and printed sources as well as academic literature are the basis of research. In the paper I advance the point that clergy (especially parish clergy) was very eagerly joining the efforts to organize village (primary) schools at parishes. Three types of schools were opened: parish schools, trivial schools and municipality schools. Priests and church employees (in particular organ players) contributed massively to the teaching endeavors in parish and trivial schools. However, they worked in municipality schools much more rarely. The paper should contribute to a better understanding of history of education in Galicia, especially in the context of teaching staff’s activity in village schools.