11539 National Road S.W.
U.S. Route 40 East
Pataskala, OH 43062-8304
740-927-4442
740-927-4645 (f)
Hours: 8:00 a.m. - sunset
Set in the peaceful rural land east of Columbus, Holy Cross Cemetery offers a place of eternal rest for the faithful departed.
The Cemetery's St. Francis section is a 3-acre oval shaped section with 2,348 grave spaces for both monuments and lawn level markers. Landscaped with many bushes, ornamental trees, and evergreen shrubs, this section is bordered by a beautiful granite mausoleum and a spacious fresh water pond.
The chapel mausoleum's exterior is constructed of beautiful pearl gray granite fronts trimmed with Sardinian pink granite. It contains 180 tandem crypts, 60 single crypts, and 144 niches for cremations. The interior is constructed of creamy Perlato Italian marble crypt fronts trimmed with brown emperador Italian marble. The chapel area is designed with a cathedral ceiling and skylight and is available for committal services and Masses. It contains 72 tandem crypts and 72 single crypts.
Holy Cross Cemetery was consecrated in 1993. It was constructed in order to meet the needs of the population on the east side of the Columbus metropolitan area.
518 Mt. Calvary Ave.
Columbus, OH 43223
614-491-2751
614-491-4264 (f)
Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Located near downtown Columbus in the vicinity of Cooper Stadium, Mt. Calvary Cemetery is oldest active Catholic Cemetery in Franklin County. Though consecrated by Bishop Sylvester Rosecrans in 1874, burials began as early as 1865.
Land for this cemetery was purchased in trust for the Diocese of Columbus by John F. Zimmer. In 1865, he purchased slightly more than 25 acres from Phil N. White and his wife. In 1866, he purchased two more acres from Jacob Gall. Zimmer sold these two plots of land to the Diocese in 1868.
From the time burials began on the land that was to be Mt. Calvary up to the time of its consecration, more than 1,400 interments were made.
9571 North High Street
Route 23 North
Lewis Center, OH 43035-9413
614-888-1805
614-888-1810 (f)
Hours: 8:00 a.m. - sunset
Resurrection Cemetery is located just north of Columbus and Worthington on US Route 23. The Cemetery offers a prayerful atmosphere that evokes peace and quietness of the heart. It sits on 200 acres of land.
Throughout the cemetery, there is a pronounced rosary theme. For example, statues in the main section depict three of the Joyful Mysteries - Annunciation, Visitation, and the Nativity. There are also mausoleum buildings that depict the Glorious Mysteries - the Resurrection, Ascension, Descent of the Holy Spirit, Assumption, Coronation and Immaculate Conception.
There is a burial section in the cemetery that is a shrine for the Stations of the Cross. It is in an oval layout with eight-foot granite structures with stained glass panels depicting all 14 stations.
The formal dedication of Resurrection Cemetery took place June 11, 1972, and was given by the late Bishop Clarence E. Elwell.
6440 South High Street
Lockbourne, OH 43137-9207
614-491-2751
614-491-4264 (f)
Hours: 8:00 a.m. - sunset
Located about 10 miles south of downtown Columbus on US Route 23 in Lockbourne, St. Joseph Cemetery is a place of peace, both for the faithful departed and for families who wish to spend time with their loved ones.
Totaling 755 acres in size, the cemetery features a beautiful brick and stone chapel erected in 1929. Today there are 37 sections in the cemetery that are in use, and every year hundreds of the faithful departed find their final resting place at St. Joseph Cemetery. In addition to gravesites, the cemetery also holds 3,500 mausoleum crypts.
In 1910, Bishop James J. Hartley purchased 190 acres of farmland on Route 23 just south of the village of Shadeville. William Brown, who was a janitor at St. Joseph Cathedral at the time, became the first superintendent at the cemetery. Brown supervised the development of the first sections of the cemetery.
Father Chester LeBlanc became the first resident director in 1945. He reorganized the cemetery office and established a policy whereby families would deal directly with the cemetery instead of through funeral directors.