Profiles of Roman Catholic Parishes
in Cincinnati and Hamilton County
Saint Anthony
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Saint John Vianney
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Profiles of Roman Catholic Parishes
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Address: 6104 Desmond, Cincinnati, Ohio 45227
Telephone: (513) 271-0920
E-mail: stanthonychurch@fuse.net
Web Site: http://www.stanthonychurch.net
Community: Madisonville
Location:
Status: Currently Active
Congregation Organized: 1858
Original Church Dedicated: October 9, 1859
Parent Parishes: St. Francis de Sales
Ethnicity:
Records for this Parish are located at:
Notes: formerly St. Michael on Main Street (Madison Rd.)
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Address: 1119 Budd Street, Cincinnati, Ohio
Community: West End
Location: Budd St. and Donnersberger St. (The latter being named for Mr. Anton Donnersberger
(1794-1862) who once had a fruit and vegetable farm at this location before donating the
land for the Church. The street has since been renamed.)
Status: Closed 1962
Congregation Organized: 1860
Original Church Dedicated: September 20, 1860
Parent Parishes: St. Joseph and Holy Trinity
Ethnicity: German
Records for this Parish are located at: Chancery Office of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati,
100 E. 8th St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45202, (513) 421-3131
Notes:
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Address: 2530 Victory Pkwy., Cincinnati, Ohio 45206
Telephone: (513) 961-0120, Fax: (513) 861-5075
E-mail: badwanee@aol.com
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Community: Walnut Hills
Status: Currently Active
Congregation Founded: 1910
Original Church Dedicated:
Parent Parishes:
Ethnicity: Lebanese
Records for this Parish are located at:
Notes: Church located at 2524 Victory Pkwy. This parish is of the Maronite rite, aligned with the
Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon in Los Angeles.
This parish was originally located at West Third Street (see Atonement).
Bibliography:
Address: 1500 Linneman Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45238-1999
Telephone: (513) 922-5400, Fax: (513) 451-5871
E-mail: saintantoninus@fuse.net
Web Site: http://www.saintantoninus.org
Community: Covedale
Location: Julmar Dr. & Linneman Rd.
Status: Currently Active
Congregation Organized: 1944
Original Church Dedicated:
Parent Parishes:
Ethnicity:
Records for this Parish are located at:
Notes:
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Address: 1948 Queen City Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio
Community: Fairmount
Location:
Status: Merged with Saint Bonaventure, Queen City Avenue (chapel still in use for Sunday Mass).
Congregation Organized: 1922
Original Church Dedicated: October 8, 1922
Parent Parishes: St. Bonaventure
Ethnicity: Italian (later mix of German, Irish, Italian)
Records for this Parish are located at:
Notes: The parish was founded by Sisters Blandina, Justina Seagle and Euphrasia for Italian Catholics.
Franciscan Fathers took charge in 1928 and the old church was demolished for road widening on November 13, 1939.
A new church was dedicated December 1, 1940.
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Address: 923 Bank Street, Cincinnati, Ohio
Community: West End
Location: Bank and Ailanthus Streets
Status: Closed 1978
Congregation Organized: 1852
Original Church Dedicated: October 16, 1853
Parent Parishes: English-speaking congregation: Cathedral. The latter,
German congregation: St. Joseph.
Ethnicity: St. Augustine's was built in 1852 for an English congregation.
On June 14, 1857, however, a German congregation bought the church.
Records for this Parish are located at: St. Joseph Church, West End
Notes:
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Address: 9375 Winton Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45231-3994
Telephone: (513) 522-3680, Fax: (513) 728-3141
E-mail: bob.farrell@fuse.net
Web Site: http://www.estbarts.org
Community: Springfield Twp.
Status: Currently Active
Congregation Founded: 1961
Original Church Dedicated:
Parent Parishes:
Ethnicity:
Records for this Parish are located at:
Notes:
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Address: 7130 Harrison Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45247
Telephone: (513) 353-4207
E-mail: stbernard@cinci.rr.com
Web Site: http://www.stbernardtc.catholicweb.com
Community: Taylor Creek
Location: Harrison and Springdale
Status: Currently Active
Congregation Organized: 1867
Original Church Dedicated: June 21, 1868
Parent Parishes: St. John, Dry Ridge and Assumption, Mount Healthy
Ethnicity:
Records for this Parish are located at:
Notes:
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Address: 740 Circle Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45232-1832
Telephone: (513) 541-3732
E-mail: stbernardwp@goodnews.net
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Community: Winton Place
Location: Church located at 735 Derby Ave.
Status: Currently Active
Congregation Organized: Spring 1919
Original Church Dedicated: September 19, 1920
Parent Parishes: St. Patrick (Northside) & St. Clement
Ethnicity:
Records for this Parish are located at:
Notes: The parish was named for the patron saint of Bernard Coors who was a parish benefactor.
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Address: 1798 Queen City Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio
Community: South Fairmount
Location: at Merton St.
Status: Closed 2003, united with St. Leo
Congregation Organized: 1845 (1868)
Original Church Dedicated: November 20, 1869
Parent Parishes: St. Peter (Lick Run)
Ethnicity: German
Records for this Parish are located at: St. Leo -- also records for St. Peter from 1854-1869.
Notes: Formerly St. Peter at Lick Run. The parish existed as St. Peter until 1868. At that time it became St. Bonaventure and
the congregation moved to their present location. See St. Peter's German Catholic Cemetery listing.
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Address: 1750 Chase Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45223
Telephone: (513) 541-1563
E-mail: stboniface@cinci.rr.com
Web Site: www.stbonifacecincinnati.com
+Treasured Catholic Churches of Cincinnati: St. Boniface
Community: Northside
Location: at Pitts Ave.
Status: Currently Active
Congregation Organized: 1862
Original Church Dedicated: December 13, 1863
Parent Parishes: St. Patrick (Northside)
Ethnicity: German
Records for this Parish are located at: St. Boniface (on-site)
Notes: In 1861 St. Aloysius (now St. Patrick's) held a "lottery." It was decided that the Irish would remain at St. Aloysius and that the
Germans would receive $1,500 to help build a separate church. St. Boniface was constructed at that time.
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Address: (for mailing) P.O. Box 111115, Cincinnati, Ohio 45211-1115
Church location: 2848 Fischer Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45211
Telephone: (513) 661-0651
E-mail:
Web Site: http://www.stcatharinesiena.org
+Treasured Catholic Churches of Cincinnati: St. Catharine of Siena
Community: Westwood
Location: Northwest corner of Fischer Place and Wunder Ave.
Status: Currently Active
Congregation Organized: January 1, 1902
Original Church Dedicated: September 18, 1904
Parent Parishes: St. Aloysius in Bridgetown (St. Aloysius Gonzaga)
Ethnicity:
Records for this Parish are located at:
Notes:
Bibliography:
Address: 3105 Madison Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45209
Telephone: (513) 871- 5757
E-mail:
Web Site: http://www.stceciliacincinnati.org
+Treasured Catholic Churches of Cincinnati: St. Cecilia
Community: Oakley
Location:
Status: Currently Active
Congregation Organized: 1908
Original Church Dedicated: October 11, 1908
Parent Parishes: St. Mary (Hyde Park) and St. Anthony (Madisonville)
Ethnicity:
Records for this Parish are located at:
Notes: The parish first held services in the town hall and later in a small wooden church. The parish then moved into a brick church and
school on Taylor Avenue. In 1928, they built their present church structure.
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Address: 115 West Seymour Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio
Community: Carthage
Location: at Fairpark
Status: Closed June 1, 1998, absorbed by St. James of the Valley, Wyoming
Congregation Organized: 1869
Original Church Dedicated: July 24, 1870
Parent Parishes: Ss. Peter and Paul (Reading), and St. Clement
Ethnicity: predominately German birth/descent
Records for this Parish are located at: St. James of the Valley, Wyoming?
Notes: After the parish's closing St. Charles became the headquarters and worship center for the Hispanic Catholic Community (Su Casa).
Bibliography:
Address: 1443 Cedar Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45224-3095
Telephone: (513) 541-2100
E-mail: frgeorge@one.net
Web Site: http://www.saintclareparish.org
Community: College Hill
Location: Cedar & Salvia Aves.
Status: Currently Active
Congregation Organized: 1909
Original Church Dedicated: May 29, 1910
Parent Parishes: St. Boniface
Ethnicity: English-speaking and German
Records for this Parish are located at:
Notes:
Bibliography:
Address: 4536 Vine St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45217
Telephone: (513) 641-3176
E-mail:
Web Site: http://www.stcschool.org/Parish.htm
Community: St. Bernard
Location: At Church St.
Status: Currently Active
Congregation Organized: 1850
Original Church Dedicated: November 23, 1851
Parent Parishes: Original Church
Ethnicity: German
Records for this Parish are located at:
Notes: The church was named in deference to Father Clement Hammer of Old St. Mary's Church who offered an oil painting of
St. Clement in exchange for the naming rights. The parish is staffed by the Franciscans (Order of Friars Minor).
Bibliography:
Address: 4551 Delhi Pike, Cincinnati, Ohio 45238-5498
Telephone: (513) 471-7741, Fax: (513) 471-0363
E-mail: delhi4551@aol.com
Web Site: http://www.stdominicdelhi.org
Community: Delhi
Location:
Status: Currently Active
Congregation Founded: 1933
Original Church Dedicated:
Parent Parishes: Our Lady of Victory and Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Ethnicity:
Records for this Parish are located at:
Notes: The Catholics of this area had formerly been served by Sacred Heart Church which was located on the grounds of the
Mt. Alverno Boys' Protectory. The parish existed from 1870 until the church was destroyed by fire in 1906.
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Address:
Community: Downtown Cincinnati
Location: Clark and Mound Sts.
Status: Closed 1965
Congregation Organized: 1864
Original Church Dedicated: November 6, 1864
Parent Parishes: St. Peter In Chains Cathedral
Ethnicity: English-speaking, Irish
Records for this Parish are located at: St. Joseph Church, West End?
Notes: United with St. Ann Church in 1938
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Address: 1757 Mills Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio
Community: Norwood
Location: at Carter St.
Status: United With Holy Trinity in 1994
Congregation Organized: 1884
Original Church Dedicated: October 3, 1886
Parent Parishes: Original Church
Ethnicity:
Records for this Parish are located at: Holy Trinity
Notes: On July 1, 1994 the parishes of St. Elizabeth, St. Matthew, and Sts. Peter and Paul merged under the name Holy Trinity.
The new parish is located on the sight of Sts. Peter and Paul Church. St. Elizabeth Church, built in 1903, was sold to a
non-denominational congregation known as Vineyard Central in July, 1995.
Bibliography:
Address: 1600 Madison Rd., Cincinnati, Ohio 45206
Telephone: (513) 961-1945
E-mail: edmjac@queencity.com
Web Site: http://www.stfrancisdesalescinti.catholicweb.com
+Treasured Catholic Churches of Cincinnati: St. Francis de Sales
Community: Walnut Hills
Location: at Woodburn Ave. (church location: 2900 Woodburn Ave.)
Status: Currently Active
Congregation Organized: 1849
Original Church Dedicated: November 3, 1850
Parent Parishes: Old St. Mary and St. Paul
Ethnicity: German
Records for this Parish are located at: St. Francis de Sales (on-site)
Notes: Established by the Marianist Fathers (Society of Mary. St. Francis was home to the largest bell in America at one time.
The 17.5 ton bell, "Big Joe," was made by the Verdin Company of Cincinnati in 1879. When it was first rung the vibrations broke
nearby windows. Since then it has been rung by an oversized hammer.
Bibliography:
Address: 1615 Vine St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45210
Telephone: (513) 721- 4700
E-mail: seraph@franciscan.org
Web Site: http://www.stfrancisseraph.org
+Treasured Catholic Churches of Cincinnati: St. Francis Seraph
Community: Over-The-Rhine
Location: Liberty and Vine
Status: Currently Active
Congregation Organized: 1858
Original Church Dedicated: December 18, 1859
Parent Parishes: St. John the Baptist, Green Street
Ethnicity: German
Records for this Parish are located at: St. Francis Seraph (on-site)
Notes: This church was built on the sight of the first Catholic Church in Cincinnati, Christ Church/St. Patrick's.
Adjoining the church was Cincinnati's first Catholic cemetery. When other cemeteries opened many bodies
were moved and those unclaimed were placed in St. Francis' crypt. The parish is staffed by the Franciscans (Order of Friars Minor).
Bibliography:
Address: 48 W. Sharon Rd., Cincinnati, Ohio 45246-4398
Telephone: (513) 771-4700
E-mail: glendalegabriel@fuse.net
Web Site: http://www.gabrielglendale.org
Community: Glendale
Status: Currently Active
Congregation Organized: 1857
Original Church Dedicated:
Parent Parishes: Ss. Peter and Paul
Ethnicity:
Records for this Parish are located at:
Notes:
Bibliography:
Address: 42 Calhoun St., Cincinnati, Ohio
Community: Corryville
Location: near the campus of the University of Cincinnati
Status: Closed 1993, united With St. Monica
Congregation Organized: 1868
Original Church Dedicated: November 15, 1868
Parent Parishes: St. John and St. Francis Seraph
Ethnicity: German
Records for this Parish are located at: St. Monica Church
Notes: St. George was organized by the Franciscan Fathers. On June 30, 1993 St. George closed and the church was combined
with St. Monica. The new parish, St. Monica-St. George uses the old St. Monica Church as its place of worship and has records
for both the original parishes at that location.
Bibliography:
Address: 7630 Shawnee Run, Cincinnati, Ohio 45243
Telephone: (513) 561-5954, Fax: (513) 527-3971
E-mail:
Web Site: http://www.stgertrude.org/
Community: Madeira
Location:
Status: Currently Active
Congregation Founded: 1923
Original Church Dedicated:
Parent Parishes:
Ethnicity:
Records for this Parish are located at:
Notes: Church located at 6551 Miami. This parish is under the direction
of the Dominicans Fathers (Order of Preachers).
Bibliography:
Address: Flint Street
Community: West End
Location: near Cortlandt Street
Status: Closed 1978
Congregation Organized: 1873
Original Church Dedicated: December 14, 1873
Parent Parishes: St. Anthony, St. Augustine and St. Joseph
Ethnicity:
Records for this Parish are located at: St. Joseph Church, West End?
Notes:
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Address: 5222 North Bend Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45247
Telephone: (513) 661-6565, Fax: (513) 389-3241
E-mail: stignatius@fuse.net
Web Site: http://www.sainti.org
Community: Monfort Heights
Location:
Status: Currently Active
Congregation Founded: 1946
Original Church Dedicated:
Parent Parishes:
Ethnicity:
Records for this Parish are located at:
Notes:
Bibliography:
Address: 3565 Hubble Rd., Cincinnati, Ohio 45247-6097
Telephone: (513) 741-5300
E-mail: stjameswo@fuse.net
Web Site: http://www.stjameswhiteoak.com
Community: White Oak (formerly known as Creedville)
Location: at Cheviot Road
Status: Currently Active
Congregation Organized: 1840
Original Church Dedicated: May 5, 1844
Parent Parishes: Original Church
Ethnicity: German
Records for this Parish are located at: St. James, sacramental records begin in 1844.
Notes: This parish was served by the Jesuits (Society of Jesus) from 1846-1851.
Bibliography:
Address: 411 Springfield Pk., Cincinnati, Ohio 45215
Telephone: (513) 948-1218
E-mail: stjamesvalley@juno.com
Web Site: http://www.stjamesotv.com
Community: Wyoming
Location:
Status: Currently Active
Congregation Organized: 1887
Original Church Dedicated: August 1887
Parent Parishes: Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (Reading)
Ethnicity:
Records for this Parish are located at:
Notes:
Bibliography:
Address: (mailing) 5858 Kellogg Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45228
Telephone: (513) 231- 7042
E-mail: wollering@st-jerome-cinci.org
Web Site: http://www.st-jerome-cinci.org
Community: California
Location: 131 Rohde St. (church)
Status: Currently Active
Congregation Organized: 1853 (1863)
Original Church Dedicated: May 6, 1866
Parent Parishes: Holy Angels
Ethnicity:
Records for this Parish are located at:
Notes: It was founded as a mission to All Saints Church in 1853 but did not reach parish status until 1863.
Bibliography:
Address:
Community: Over-The-Rhine
Location: Green and Bremen/Republic Streets
Status: Closed 1969
Congregation Organized: 1844
Original Church Dedicated: November 1, 1845
Parent Parishes: Old St. Mary
Ethnicity: German
Records for this Parish are located at: St. Francis Seraph for years 1845-1960.
Notes: The parish's annual passion play, acted out for the first time in 1917, continued until 1972.
It has the distinction of having been the longest lasting theatrical presentation in Cincinnati.
Bibliography:
Address: 5361 Dry Ridge Rd., Cincinnati, Ohio 45252-1898
Telephone: (513) 385- 8010
E-mail: pastor@stjohns-dr.org
Web Site: http://www.stjohns-dr.org/
Community: Dry Ridge/Colerain Township
Location:
Status: Currently Active
Congregation Organized: 1860
Original Church Dedicated:
Parent Parishes: Our Lady of Victory, and St. James, White Oak
Ethnicity:
Records for this Parish are located at:
Notes:
Bibliography:
Address: 110 N. Hill, Harrison, Ohio 45030
Telephone: (513) 367-9086
E-mail: parishoffice@sjbharrisonparish.org
Web Site: http://www.sjbharrisonparish.org
Community: Harrison
Location:
Status: Currently Active
Congregation Organized: 1851
Original Church Dedicated:
Parent Parishes: Original Church
Ethnicity:
Records for this Parish are located at:
Notes: Church located on Park Ave.
Bibliography:
Address: 7121 Plainfield Rd., Cincinnati, Ohio 45236
Telephone: (513) 791-3238
E-mail: espelagetom@juno.com
Web Site: http://www.stjohndp.org
Community: Deer Park
Location:
Status: Currently Active
Congregation Organized: 1891
Original Church Dedicated: October 23, 1892
Parent Parishes: St. Elizabeth, Norwood
Ethnicity: German
Records for this Parish are located at:
Notes: St. John was the first church organized in Deer Park.
Bibliography:
Address: 3227 Chuch St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45244-3405
Telephone: (513) 561-9431, Fax: (513) 561-7513
E-mail: stjohnfisher@juno.com
Web Site: http://www.sjfchurch.org
Community: Newtown
Location:
Status: Currently Active
Congregation Founded: 1947
Original Church Dedicated:
Parent Parishes:
Ethnicity:
Records for this Parish are located at:
Notes:
Bibliography:
Address: 12191 Mill Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45240-1199
Telephone: (513) 742-0953
E-mail: sjn@snjews.org
Web Site: http://www.sjnews.org
Community: Pleasant Run
Location:
Status: Currently Active
Congregation Organized: 1978
Original Church Dedicated:
Parent Parishes: Sacred Heart, Fairfield, St. Matthias, and Corpus Christi
Ethnicity:
Records for this Parish are located at:
Notes:
Bibliography:
Address: 4448 Berwick, Cincinnati, Ohio 45227
Telephone: (513) 271-5490
E-mail: stjohnvianney@cinci.rr.com
Web Site: http://www.sjvsmc.4lpi.com
Community:
Location: at Windward
Status: Currently Active
Congregation Founded: 1949
Original Church Dedicated:
Parent Parishes: St. Margaret of Cortona
Ethnicity:
Records for this Parish are located at:
Notes: This parish has sponsored a grade school known as "Cure of Ars," another name for their patron, St. John Vianney.
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