The Rev. George J. Bacopulos, 77 Was Greek Orthodox chancellor

From: The Boston Globe (Boston, MA) | Date: May 15, 1999 | Copyright information

A funeral will be held today for the Rev. George J. Bacopulos, former chancellor of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North and South America.

Father Bacopulos was chancellor of the archdiocese from 1964 until his retirement in 1986. He previously was dean of Annunciation Cathedral in Boston and pastor of the Church of Sts. Constantine and Helen in Detroit.

He was born in Decatur, Ill., on Christmas Day 1921. He was attending the Greek Orthodox Seminary in Pomfret, Conn., when the United States entered World War II. He enlisted in the Army and participated in the D-Day landing at Omaha Beach ...

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