About Holy Name of Jesus · Bushton, Kansas
Church of the Holy Name of Jesus is a small Roman Catholic parish in the rural community of Bushton, Kansas, founded in 1879 and part of the Diocese of Wichita. The parish serves about 55 families (111 individual Catholics) in Rice County and is pastored together with nearby St. Paul, Lyons and Holy Trinity, Little River. Weekly Sunday Mass is celebrated at 8:00 a.m., with a Friday morning weekday Mass and confessions heard before Sunday Mass and by appointment.
- Established
- 1879
- Patron
- Holy Name of Jesus
- Rector
- Reverend Babu Pinninti
- Diocese
- Diocese of Wichita
Why belong here
Holy Name of Jesus offers a faithful, intimate Catholic community in rural Rice County where 55 families worship together each Sunday. The parish is cared for by an experienced pastor who also shepherds nearby St. Paul, Lyons and Holy Trinity, Little River, ensuring regular Mass, confessions before Sunday Mass, and the sacraments are all readily available. For Catholic families in and around Bushton, it is a long-standing place to pray, be buried in the parish cemetery, and pass the faith to the next generation.
Mass times at Holy Name of Jesus
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- Sunday 7:30 AM (before Mass)
- By appointment
History of Holy Name of Jesus
Holy Name of Jesus was founded in 1879 as a rural Catholic mission in the settlement of Bushton, Kansas, in Rice County. It is listed among the historic parishes of the Diocese of Wichita and retains its own parish cemetery — the Holy Name Catholic Cemetery — on the grounds near the church. As one of the smaller parishes in the diocese, its story is intertwined with the agricultural community it has served for more than 140 years.
- Founded 1879
- Diocese of Wichita
- Holy Name Catholic Cemetery on site
Clergy & Parish Staff
Holy Name of Jesus is served by Reverend Babu Pinninti, who also pastors St. Paul Parish in Lyons and Holy Trinity Parish in Little River. Father Babu was born on March 3, 1970 and was ordained to the priesthood on April 26, 2001. The parish phone line and mailing address are shared with St. Paul, Lyons, the cluster's main parish.
- Pastor: Reverend Babu Pinninti
- Born: March 3, 1970
- Ordained: April 26, 2001
- Email: [email protected]
Parish Cluster
Holy Name of Jesus is grouped into a three-parish cluster under one pastor, a common arrangement in rural Kansas to keep weekly Mass and the sacraments available in small communities. The cluster includes St. Paul in Lyons (the largest, 231 families) and Holy Trinity in Little River (48 families).
- St. Paul, Lyons — 231 families, 524 Catholics
- Holy Name of Jesus, Bushton — 55 families, 111 Catholics
- Holy Trinity, Little River — 48 families, 134 Catholics
Parish Community
Holy Name of Jesus is a tight-knit rural parish of about 55 registered families — 111 individual Catholics in total — typical of the small farming communities that dot central Kansas. Worship is intimate and traditional, with the parish cemetery serving as a continuing link between generations of Catholic families in the area.
- 55 registered families
- 111 individual Catholics
- Holy Name Catholic Cemetery
Visit, Contact & Directions
The church is located at 296 3rd Road, Bushton, Kansas 67427, southwest of the small town of Bushton. Parish correspondence is routed through the mailing address 415 St. Francis, Lyons, KS 67554. The parish phone number, (620) 257-3503, is shared with St. Paul, Lyons, and Father Babu can be reached by email at [email protected].
- Street address: 296 3rd Rd., Bushton, KS 67427
- Mailing address: 415 St. Francis, Lyons, KS 67554
- Phone: (620) 257-3503