Mission Statement:

We are a Roman Catholic Community, disciples of Christ, called through Baptism to know, love, and serve God. We are formed in God's image, and inspired by the Holy Spirit to follow the example of Christ. Nourished by the word and centered in the Eucharist, we strive to build God's Kingdom through tradition, sacrament, and service to others.

History:
Prior to 1855, Catholics of all nationalities in Piqua worshipped as one community as the parish of St. Mary. However, by 1855 the number of German Catholics in the city had increased to such an extent that it was deemed expedient to have a separate parish. On July 3, 1855, Archbishop John Purcell established the parish of St. Boniface and appointed Rev. J. B. Hemsteger as its first pastor. The first church was erected three blocks from the present church.

By the 1860's the congregation of St. Boniface had out grown the original church and land was purchased at the corner of Miami and S. Downing streets. The congregation began worshipping in the present church upon its completion in 1865. In 1878, under the leadership of Rev. George Steinlage, the Sisters of Christian Charity came to teach the children of St. Boniface. The old rectory was converted to a convent and a new rectory, next to the church was built.

In 1901 major renovations to the church took place. Sacristies and a large sanctuary were added. A chapel, dedicated to St. Clare and to be used for the daily celebration of the Mass, was built below the sanctuary of the church. The flat ceilings of the church were replaced with a steel ceiling of Gothic design. Members of the congregation donated stained glass windows, oak pews, communion rails, a pulpit and new pews. In 1919, under the leadership of Rev. Aloysius Monter, a vestibule was added to the front of the church. A hallway was built connecting the church to the rectory and the exterior of the church and rectory was stuccoed. Again under the leadership of Fr. Monter, St. Boniface School, at the corner of Wood and S. Downing streets, was completed in 1954. In 1969, Rev. Charles Rohrkemper renovation of the church tower clock was begun and an electronic chime system installed in memory of Fr. Monter. In addition, Fr. Rohrkemper oversaw the renovation of the interior of the church in light of the renewal of the Second Vatican Council.

In 1990, under the leadership of Rev. Angelo Caserta, Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration was begun in St. Clare Chapel. Parishioners of St. Boniface, St. Mary (Piqua), St. Patrick (Troy), St. Teresa (Covington), Holy Angels (Sidney), and other surrounding parishes were solicited to provide adoration of the Blessed Sacrament twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. During the pastorate of Fr. Caserta, the school was consolidated with St. Mary (Piqua) Parish School to form Piqua Catholic Elementary School. This consolidation necessitated the building of a new cafeteria, new classrooms, parish meeting rooms, and gymnasium.

Today, under the leadership of its pastors, Rev. Martin Fox and Rev. Angelo Caserta , the parish of St. Boniface is alive and growing. The parish serves as a pastoral training center for students for the priesthood as well as other organizations of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. As their ancestors did, so the present parishioners rely on the past but look to the future. They are a parish family working together on the journey through this world to make Christ visible in their prayer together, their adoration of Christ in the Eucharist, their social outreach to the community, and most of all by their love for one another.