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Fr. Zachary Burns, TOR

Parochial Vicar

Fr. Zachary Burns, TOR has been serving as a Parochial Vicar at Good Shepherd Catholic Community since June of 2020. He grew up in Northeastern Pennsylvania and obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary and Special Education from Saint Francis University in Loretto, PA in 2012. He worked as a teacher in his home-town school district for one year before entering formation with the Franciscans of the Third Order Regular.

Fr. Zachary professed his first vows with his TOR community in May of 2015, and was ordained to the priesthood in July of 2020. In addition to his vocation, he loves Taco Bell, baseball, longboarding, and running really long distances.

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