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Walter John Rakoczy

Roman Catholic priest

Born Sept. 21, 1951, East Chicago (IN), U.S.; son of Walter and Dorothy (Federenko).

Education: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), St. Mary's College, Orchard Lake (MI), 1969-73; SS. Cyrii & Methodius Seminary, Orchard Lake, 1973-77; Seminary of Czestochowa, Cracow (Poland), 1975-76; ordination, 1978.

Career: associate pastor, St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, Michigan City (IN), 1978-83, 1989-90; instructor, Bishop Noll Institute, Hammond (IN), 1983-85; principal, Marquette High School, Michigan City, 1985-89; pastor, St. Adalbert Church, Whiting (IN), 1990 -; chaplain, Knights of Columbus, East Chicago, 1992 -.

Member of: Orchard Lake Alumni Association; Polish American Historical Association (P.A.H.A.); Kosciuszko Foundation.

Languages: English, Polish.

Office: St. Adalbert Rectory, 1340 121st Street, Whiting, IN 46394.

From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996.

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