Holy Cross Church (Marion County, Kentucky)

Holy Cross Church
Sacred Heart Church
37°40′23″N 85°26′53″W / 37.67306°N 85.44806°W / 37.67306; -85.44806
LocationHoly Cross, Kentucky, US
Address59 New Haven Rd
Loretto, KY 40037
United States
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
ChurchmanshipRoman Rite
History
Former name(s)Sacred Heart
Founded1785
Founder(s)Fr. William de Rohan
Basil Hayden, Sr.
Architecture
Completed1823
Administration
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Louisville
Clergy
ArchbishopShelton Fabre
Pastor(s)Father Richard Goodin

Holy Cross Church is a Catholic parish church of the Archdiocese of Louisville located in Holy Cross, Kentucky, United States. The congregation was organized in 1785 and the original 1792 log church, sometimes called Sacred Heart, was the first Catholic church in the state of Kentucky. The current brick church was completed in 1823 and built on land that was donated by Basil Hayden Sr., the namesake of Basil Hayden whiskey.