Father Richard Gielow, Congregation of the Mission (C.M.) was born in LaSalle, Illinois in 1943 to 
Virginia and Robert Gielow. He was ordained a priest of the Congregation of the Mission of Saint 
Vincent DePaul in 1970. From 1971 to 1976 Fr. Gielow served as Director of Vocations for the 
Vincentian Fathers and Brothers. In 1976, he was appointed Rector and Principal of St. John’s High 
School Seminary in Kansas City, Missouri and held that position for six years. In 1982 Fr. Dick was 
then asked to join the Vincentian Parish Mission Team and has been a member of that team until 
the present time.

Father Gielow holds a B.A. in Philosophy, a Masters of Divinity (M.Div.) in Theology from DeAndreis 
Institute of Theology and a Masters of Arts in Religious Education from the Catholic University in 
Washington, D.C. He is listed in the Midwest and Religious sections of Who’s Who in America as a 
“well known preacher and retreat director”.

Currently, Father Gielow is the Director of the Vincentian Parish Mission Center in Kansas City, 
Missouri. He is also the National Spiritual advisor to the Ladies of Charity of United States of 
America.

Fr. Robert Gielow, C.M., his twin brother, is also a Vincentian and a member of the Mission Team. 
Sometimes, they conduct missions together. Fr. Gielow’s sister, Mary Ann Gielow lives in Tucson, 
Arizona.