THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
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DATE: Monday, December 25, 1995 TAG: 9512250059
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Father Nicholas G. Bacalis, pastor of Roanoke's Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church since 1976, is expected to become pastor of Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Richmond next spring.
He would succeed Father Constantine N. Dombalis, who is retiring as dean of the cathedral where he has spent his entire 41-year career.
Gus Constantino, president of Sts. Constantine and Helen's Parish Council, said an invitation was extended to Bacalis last Monday.
``He said he wanted to go back home and talk with his wife. He called me and gave me an affirmative answer,'' Constantino said.
He said he expects the invitation to be approved, as required, by the archbishop in New York City.
A Norfolk native, Bacalis graduated from Granby High School in Norfolk in 1960, the University of Virginia in 1964, St. Vladimir's Orthodox Seminary in Crestwood, N.Y., in 1968, and The Ecumenical Institute in Bossey, Switzerland, in 1969.
In 1981, Bacalis received a Brotherhood Citation Award from the National Conference of Christians and Jews. ILLUSTRATION: Nicholas Bacalis, now in Roanoke, would take the position in the
spring. He is a 1960 graduate of Granby High.
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