Fr. Eugene Patrick Burns

Ordained: 1955
Status: Settled

Died: 01/14/2005
Diocese: Archdiocese of Chicago IL

Accused of abuse of a girl, ages 8-13 in 1962-1966, while assigned to St. Catherine Laboure in Glenview. Died in 1/2005. Claim included in a 10/2005 settlement by the archdiocese with 24 adults alleging abuse by 14 priests. Included in the 5/23/2023 IL Attorney General’s Report, which notes at least two “reported survivors,” of abuse 1962-1966 and in 1985.


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