Fr. Richard Burns (1898-1950)

Father Richard Burns passed away September 10, 1950.

St. Benedict’s Parish, Kansas City, Kan., has given eight men to our community and Father Richard Burns was one of them.  He professed membership in St. Benedict’s Abbey July 20, 1920, and was ordained in 1926.  He was dean of residents, the first monk to hold that position.  During his tenure he hired the late and great Larry “Moon” Mullins to coach football at the College.  Under Mullins the Raven football teams achieved national prominence.   Father Richard served as Chaplain and teacher at Maur Hill, pastor at St. Benedict’s, Atchison, Mercy Hospital in Fort Scott, Kan., and he died while Chaplain at St. Scholastica’s Academy in Chicago.