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Father Father Rafaelis Šakalys, OMF, was the fourth pastor of Saint George Roman Catholic Lithuanian Church, located in Rochester, New York.
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Father Father Rafaelis Šakalys | |
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![]() Father Father Rafaelis Šakalys | |
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Religion | Roman Catholic |
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Based in | Rochester, New York |
Period in office | 1956 – 1972 |
Predecessor | Father Pranas "Frank" Valukevičius |
Successor | Father Bernardinas Grauslys |
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Before his death Father Valukevičius worked with great effort to leave the parish in the hands of a Lithuanian pastor. The Lithuanian Franciscan Fathers responded to his search and in 1972 took over the leadership of Saint George’s Parish and Father Father Rafaelis Šakalys, OMF assigned.[1][2]