Archdiocese of Cincinnati
Roman Rite
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Holy Name Parish began about 190 years in ago in 1871. It began as a mission parish served by the Franciscans. The "Mother Church" which provided the priests came from St. Stephens in Hamilton. (now St. Julie). The first Holy Mass took place in a parishioner's harness shop on North Miami Street until the first church was built, (60 by 30 feet) and completed in late 1871. The Franciscans continued to serve the parish until the Archdiocese assigned the first resident pastor, Fr. William Hilvert, to Holy Name in January 1944.
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