About St. Patrick · Butler, Missouri
St. Patrick Parish is a Roman Catholic parish in Butler, the county seat of Bates County, Missouri, serving Catholic faithful in this small rural community. The parish is part of the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph and is located at 400 West Nursery Street. Mass is celebrated four days a week, with a Saturday Vigil Mass and a Sunday morning Mass supplemented by weekday Masses on Tuesday and Thursday. The parish currently operates without its own dedicated website, listed instead through the diocesan locator at kcsjcatholic.org.
- Patron
- St. Patrick
- Diocese
- Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph
Why belong here
St. Patrick offers Catholics in and around Butler a welcoming place to worship, with Mass available on Saturdays at 4:00 p.m., Sundays at 10:00 a.m., and on Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 8:00 a.m. — a dependable weekly schedule for a small rural parish. The Saturday confession window (3:30–3:50 p.m.) makes it easy to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation before Mass. Located in the heart of Bates County, the parish is a faithful presence for local families looking for Catholic community in west-central Missouri.
Mass times at St. Patrick
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- Saturday 3:30–3:50 p.m. (or by appointment)
About St. Patrick Parish
St. Patrick Parish is a small Catholic community rooted in Butler, Missouri, the seat of Bates County. As part of the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph, the parish serves local Catholics with a steady schedule of Masses throughout the week and on weekends. The parish does not currently operate its own dedicated website; instead, it is listed through the official diocesan directory at kcsjcatholic.org.
Parish Records & Sacramental Archives
According to a published diocese policy record, St. Patrick Butler holds baptismal records starting in 1950 and marriage records starting in 1951. Records before 1941 may be found in Rich Hill parish records. Inquiries about older sacramental records may also be directed to the diocesan Chancery in Kansas City.
Contact & Location
The parish is located on the west side of Butler, the Bates County seat, along West Nursery Street. The parish office can be reached by phone or email for general inquiries, scheduling, or sacramental requests.
- Address: 400 W Nursery St, Butler, MO 64730
- Phone: (660) 679-4482
- Email: [email protected]
Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph
St. Patrick is one of the rural parishes served by the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph, which covers a large swath of western and northern Missouri. The diocesan locator at kcsjcatholic.org is the parish's primary listing and lists Mass times, address, and phone number for visitors and parishioners.