▁States . ▁The ▁parish ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Arch di oc ese ▁of ▁C inc inn ati . ▁It ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁St . ▁Alo ys ius ▁Gonz aga ▁and ▁located ▁near ▁the ▁Ohio ▁River . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁parish ▁started ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 8 ▁when ▁German ▁American ▁C athol ics ▁who ▁worship ed ▁at ▁Our ▁Lady ▁of ▁Vict ory ▁Par ish ▁in ▁Del hi ▁Township ▁built ▁a ▁one - room ▁school house ▁for ▁Lower ▁Del hi ▁children . ▁The ▁ad jo ining ▁church ▁was ▁dedicated ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 8 7 3 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 5 , ▁the ▁parish ▁purchased ▁land ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁church , ▁which ▁was ▁dedicated ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 8 8 8 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 0 , ▁the ▁school ▁moved ▁into ▁the ▁former ▁church ▁building , ▁and ▁the ▁Sister s ▁of ▁St . ▁Francis ▁of ▁Old enburg ▁came ▁to ▁staff ▁the ▁school , ▁which ▁grew ▁to ▁include ▁high ▁school ▁gr ades . ▁A ▁rect ory ▁was ▁added ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 5 , ▁the ▁original ▁one - room ▁school house ▁was ▁torn ▁down , ▁and ▁the ▁current ▁school ▁building ▁opened ▁in ▁June ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 0 6 . ▁The ▁original ▁church ▁building ▁was ▁torn ▁down ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 6 . ▁The ▁church ' s ▁ ▁ste e ple ▁was ▁condem ned ▁and ▁torn ▁down ▁and ▁torn ▁down ▁in