About Our Lady of Mount Carmel · Niagara Falls, New York
Our Lady of Mount Carmel is a Roman Catholic church located at 2486 Grand Avenue (at 27th Street and Independence Avenue) in Niagara Falls, New York. It is one of two worship sites of Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph Parish in the Diocese of Buffalo, together with St. Joseph Church at 1413 Pine Avenue. The parish belongs to the Niagara Falls Roman Catholic Family of Parishes (Family #35), a collaborative grouping of area Catholic parishes established under the Diocese of Buffalo's Road to Renewal initiative. Our Lady of Mount Carmel offers a Saturday Vigil Mass, Sunday Mass, and daily weekday Masses within the broader parish schedule.
- Established
- 2008
- Patron
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Blessed Virgin Mary under the title of Our Lady of Mount Carmel)
- Rector
- Rev. Mario Racho (Parish Administrator)
- Diocese
- Diocese of Buffalo
Why belong here
Our Lady of Mount Carmel offers a quiet neighborhood Catholic church on the north side of Niagara Falls, with a Sunday morning Mass, a Saturday Vigil, and weekday daily Masses. As part of Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph Parish and the wider Niagara Falls Roman Catholic Family of Parishes, visitors and parishioners have access to the full sacramental life of a parish — including scheduled Confessions at St. Joseph before the Vigil Mass and shared Faith Formation opportunities across the family — all within the Diocese of Buffalo.
Mass times at Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- Saturdays 3:00 PM – 3:45 PM at St. Joseph Church (before the 4:00 PM Vigil)
About Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Our Lady of Mount Carmel is a Catholic church serving the north side of Niagara Falls, New York. The building sits at 2486 Grand Avenue, at the intersection of 27th Street and Independence Avenue. It is a worship site of Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph Parish within the Diocese of Buffalo. The parish is part of the Niagara Falls Roman Catholic Family of Parishes, a collaborative grouping of local Catholic parishes organized under the diocesan Road to Renewal program.
Parish History
According to GCatholic, Our Lady of Mount Carmel was constituted as a parish in 2008, marking a reorganization of parish life in the Diocese of Buffalo. Today it operates jointly with St. Joseph Church under the umbrella of Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph Parish. Both sites serve the Catholic community of Niagara Falls, and the parish now belongs to a wider Family of Parishes that includes neighboring Catholic churches such as St. John de LaSalle, St. Vincent de Paul (Prince of Peace), St. Mary of the Cataract, and Divine Mercy.
- Listed as a parish from 2008 (per GCatholic).
- Twinned with St. Joseph Church under the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph Parish name.
- Member parish of Niagara Falls Family #35 in the Diocese of Buffalo's Road to Renewal structure.
Clergy & Pastoral Leadership
Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph Parish is led under the Diocese of Buffalo's Road to Renewal assignment model, with a parish administrator and supporting priests sharing pastoral responsibility across the wider Niagara Falls Family of Parishes (Family #35). Deacons of the family assist across the parishes.
- Rev. Mario Racho – Parish Administrator
- Rev. Duane R. Klizek
- Rev. Lathislaus B. Mariasoosai
- Deacon Chris Privitera
- Deacon David Slish
Niagara Falls Roman Catholic Family of Parishes
Under the Diocese of Buffalo's Road to Renewal initiative, Our Lady of Mount Carmel (as part of Holy Family Parish) belongs to the Niagara Falls Roman Catholic Family of Parishes, identified as Family #35. The grouping brings together nearby Catholic parishes so that they can share priests, staff, programming, and resources while retaining their own individual churches and identity. Sister parishes in the family include St. John de LaSalle, St. Vincent de Paul (with the Prince of Peace worship site), St. Leo, St. Mary of the Cataract, and Divine Mercy.
- Family #35, Diocese of Buffalo Road to Renewal.
- Collaborative parishes: St. John de LaSalle, St. Vincent de Paul / Prince of Peace, St. Leo, St. Mary of the Cataract, Divine Mercy, Holy Family of Jesus Mary and Joseph.
- Common Sunday Mass schedule across sites; shared weekday Mass coverage.
- Vocations page maintained at nfrcfparish.org/vocation.
Diocese of Buffalo
Our Lady of Mount Carmel is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo, which covers the counties of Erie, Niagara, Genesee, Orleans, Chautauqua, Wyoming, Cattaraugus, and Allegany in western New York. The current bishop is Most Reverend Michael W. Fisher, installed January 15, 2021. The diocese oversees parish assignments, sacramental policy, and the Road to Renewal restructuring that has reorganized many parishes — including Holy Family and Our Lady of Mount Carmel — into Families of Parishes.
- Diocese of Buffalo
- Bishop: Most Reverend Michael W. Fisher
- Diocese offices at 795 Main St., Buffalo, NY 14203; phone 716-847-5500
Contact & Visit
Parishioners and visitors can reach Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph Parish (which serves Our Lady of Mount Carmel) through the main parish phone line or the parish email. The official website provides the most up-to-date Mass schedule, sacramental information, and Holy Week service times.
- Address: 2486 Grand Avenue (27th St. & Independence Ave.), Niagara Falls, NY 14301
- Phone: (716) 282-1379
- Email: [email protected]
- Website: holyfamilyrcchurch.org
- Family of Parishes website: nfrcfparish.org