[1] On May 3, 1905, Bishop James Hartley appointed William McDermott to form a new parish in the area of Old North Columbus, beginning at 11th Avenue and taking all portions of the city northward of that point up to Worthington.

[3] The first of these Masses was on June 4, 1905, and during the sermon McDermott announced that Hartley had decided to name their parish and church after the Holy Name of Jesus.

[3] In the fall of 1915, Immaculate Conception Parish was erected from the north portion of Holy Name's territory, beginning at Arcadia Avenue.

In June 1983, the church acquired a marble altar which previously had been in the chapel of Mount Carmel West Hospital.

[11] Due to the beauty of the church, as well as the frequent offering of the Sacrament of Penance and Eucharistic adoration drawing pilgrims from across the city of Columbus, Bishop Earl K. Fernandes established a diocesan shrine to Our Lady of Guadalupe, Star of the New Evangelization at Holy Name Church on November 18, 2024.

[3] In 1954, construction began on a new school with eight classrooms to fit 320 students total, with the old church-school building being converted into a cafeteria.

[13] Since 2001, the school building has housed a clothing bank, food pantry, and meeting space for the Spanish-speaking population of the parish.