Michael Pfleger

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CTL-P-0318 · Person

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Combined Graph record U-01552 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-P-0318. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.

St. Sabina, Auburn Gresham

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St. Sabina, Auburn Gresham

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Role(s): priest, activist

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https://gsunews.govst.edu/governors-state-to-honor-catholic-priest-and-activist-the-rev-michael-pfleger/ (verification source · master store)

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The Rev. Michael Pfleger was ordained a priest by the Archdiocese of Chicago on May 14, 1975, became a full pastor in 1981, and leads St. Sabina, Chicago's largest African American Catholic Church, as an activist for social and racial justice (Governors State University).

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