He devoted himself body and soul to the Greek Orthodox Church of the Fifth Continent

“Fear not, only believe.” Four words that became a guiding principle in the life of Father John Daskalakis, Protopresbyter of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia, whose remarkable journey began in the village of Manoliopoulo in Chania, Crete. After graduating from the Rizarios Ecclesiastical School in Athens, the young Cretan accepted the invitation and encouragement of the then Archbishop of Australia, Ezekiel Tsoukalas, to serve the Greek Orthodox Church of the Fifth Continent. In over six decades of his priestly service, Father John Daskalakis never once lost his faith in God, nor did he ever complain about the crosses he was called to bear…