Holy Cross, located on Seventh Street, was initially slated to close under the diocese's "Road to Renewal" plan.

The church, at 345 Seventh St. on the city's West Side, had been slated to close after talks about parish mergers last summer ...

The Holy Cross Church on Buffalo’s West Side is set to remain open after it was expected to close following diocese ...

Holy Cross Church on Buffalo's West Side evades closure following a counterproposal granting it remain open from the Diocese ...

One local parish in the City of Buffalo has won its counterproposal challenge with the Buffalo Catholic Diocese to remain open in the West Side neighborhood. Read more from WBEN: ...

You may never have seen Holy Cross Church, tucked away on the western edge of the city of Buffalo, off Niagara Street. And you may be surprised to learn it was once the largest parish in the Diocese.

College of the Holy Cross is a private institution that was founded in 1843. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 3,219 (fall 2023), its setting is city, and the campus size is 174 acres.