Holy Cross Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic parish located in the Dubuque County, Iowa

Dubuque County, Iowa

Dubuque County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 93,653 in the 2010 census, an increase from 89,143 in the 2000 census. The county seat is the city of Dubuque. Dubuque County is coterminous with the Dubuque, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area, and is the seventh...

 town of Holy Cross

Holy Cross, Iowa

Holy Cross is a city in Dubuque County, Iowa, United States. It is part of the 'Dubuque, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area'. The population was 339 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Holy Cross is located at ....

, Iowa

Iowa

Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...

. The parish is part of the Archdiocese of Dubuque. The parish serves Holy Cross and the surrounding north central areas of Dubuque County.

The parish does not have a resident Pastor. Holy Cross is part of a cluster with several other nearby parishes - they share a pastor and other facilities between them. These parishes are in Balltown

Balltown, Iowa

Balltown is a city in Dubuque County, Iowa, United States. It is part of the 'Dubuque, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area'. The population was 73 at the 2000 census...

, Luxemburg

Luxemburg, Iowa

Luxemburg is a city in Dubuque County, Iowa, United States. It is part of the 'Dubuque, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area'. The population was 246 at the 2000 census...

, Rickardsville

Rickardsville, Iowa

Rickardsville is a city in Dubuque County, Iowa, United States. The population was 191 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Rickardsville is located at ....

, and Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church

Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church (Sherrill)

Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church is the Catholic parish for the Dubuque County, Iowa town of Sherrill. It is part of a cluster of rural parishes that share a pastor and other facilities....

 in Sherrill

Sherrill, Iowa

Sherrill is a city in Dubuque County, Iowa, United States. The population was 186 at the 2000 census.- History :Sherrill was named for two brothers, Adam and Isaac Sherrill, and was originally called Sherrill's Mound or Mount, since the city is sited at the base of a prominent hill...

.

A notable recent event was when the church building's roof was ripped off during a storm. Besides the damage to the roof, there was also water damage to the interior of the church. In the aftermath of the storm, repairs were made to the interior of the church, and a new roof was placed on the building.