Very Rev. Stephen P. Burr earned an AB in Philosophy at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in 1998. He completed the Master of Divinity degree at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in 2002.
Following ordination to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Detroit in 2002, Fr. Burr received two assignments. His primary assignment was to St. Andrew in Rochester, as associate pastor, and his part-time assignment was to Brother Rice and Marian High Schools as chaplain.
In 2005, he was assigned as associate pastor to The Church of the Divine Child. During his assignment at Divine Child he also served as a part-time formation advisor to undergraduate seminarians at Sacred Heart Major Seminary.
In 2007, he was assigned to Our Lady of Good Council, in Plymouth, MI. The following year, Cardinal Maida appointed Fr. Burr the Director of Undergraduate Seminarians and full-time faculty member at Sacred Heart Major Seminary. While serving as the Director of Undergraduate Seminarians, Fr. Burr served in additional roles at the seminary as the Director of Undergraduate Pastoral Formation from 2009-2017 and as the Interim Vice Rector in 2013. In addition to his seminary responsibilities, Fr. Burr also served as a weekend assistant at St. Mary in Wayne, MI and St. John Vianney in Shelby Township, MI.
In 2017, Archbishop Vigneron appointed Fr. Burr as the Vice Rector of Sacred Heart Major Seminary. While serving as the Vice Rector at Sacred Heart Major Seminary, Fr. Burr also serves as the Pastor of Presentation/Our Lady of Victory Parish in Detroit, MI.
While serving at the seminary and in parish ministry, Fr. Burr was also a part-time graduate student at The Catholic University of America. In 2019, he earned his Doctorate of Ministry.
Additional Ministerial Experience:
Member, Rochester Area Minister Association, 2002- 05
Elected Member, Assignment Board, Archdiocese of Detroit, 2003- 06
Formation Advisor, Sacred Heart Major Seminary, 2005- Present
Instructor of Theology, Faculty, Sacred Heart Major Seminary, 2008- Present
Chaplain and Board Member, Natural Family Planning- Detroit Chapter, 2010- 2013
Appointed Member, Presbyteral Council Archdiocese of Detroit, 2011- 2014
Correspondence Secretary, Executive Committee (Presbyteral Council), 2011- 2014
Board Member, Bishop Foley Catholic High School, 2015- 2019
Synod Group Leader, Synod 2016- Archdiocese of Detroit, 2016
Member, National Association of Catholic Theological Schools, 2019- Present
Member, Priest Advisory Team for Family of Parishes Initiative, 2020- Present
Chair, Sacramental Validity Advisory Team, Archdiocese of Detroit, 2020- Present
Fr. Burr assumed responsibilities as the fourteenth Rector and President of Sacred Heart on July 1, 2021.
