List of sacred buildings in Essen

The list of sacred buildings in Essen includes sacred buildings in what is now the city ​​of Essen , sponsored by Christian denominations and other religious communities, as well as sacred buildings that are and were of ecclesiastical, urban or architectural significance.

The industrialization in Essen and the associated immigration of many mostly Protestant workers for the coal and steel industry brought about a boom in church construction in the second half of the 19th century. Later buildings from the period between the world wars and post-war buildings are mostly architecturally valuable and today are often listed as historical monuments. The founding of the Ruhr Diocese in 1958 led to further new church buildings. Since the turn of the millennium, however, the Protestant and Catholic churches have been countering the declining number of church members with church closings and the profanation , rededication or the abandonment of church buildings.

Protestant churches

Churches of the Rheinische Landeskirche

Surname	image	City district / part	Establishment	carrier	status	Remarks
Market Church		I 01 City center 51 ° 27 ′ 26 ″  N , 7 ° 0 ′ 45 ″  E	around 1043			first Protestant church in Essen, 1543 demand of the middle class for evangelical preachers; until 1890 St. Gertrudis; formerly three-aisled late Gothic hall church, destroyed in the Second World War, reconstruction of the two eastern bays; under monument protection since 1985
Kreuzeskirche		I 01 City center 51 ° 27 ′ 34 ″  N , 7 ° 0 ′ 40.3 ″  E	1894-1896			Laying of the foundation stone October 31, 1894; Inauguration December 1, 1896; Architect: August Orth , extensive destruction in World War II, exterior rebuilt 1949–1953, has owned the largest organ in an evangelical church in Essen since 1968, has been a listed building since 1987, was sold and renovated in 2014, but is still active as a church and as a Venue used
Luther Church		III 08 Frohnhausen 51 ° 27 ′ 11.8 ″  N , 6 ° 59 ′ 0.4 ″  E	1881-1882		closed	Laying of the foundation stone: July 14, 1881; inaugurated: December 3, 1882; Architect: August Hartel ; burned out in April 1943, rededicated on September 30, 1962. Church rented since September 2009 due to financial difficulties, last service took place on December 1, 2013 in the Luther parish hall. Currently being converted into a multi-generation house
Kattendahl community center		IV 18 Frintrop 51 ° 28 ′ 33.1 "  N , 6 ° 54 ′ 11.7"  E	1961			Community center of the Evangelical Church Community Dellwig-Frintrop-Gerschede, the church hall was consecrated on June 11, 1961
Luther House		IV 17 Condition degrees 51 ° 27 ′ 52.6 ″  N , 6 ° 55 ′ 40.8 ″  E	1925			Inauguration in 1925
Evangelical Church Essen-Werden		IX 29 will be 51 ° 23 ′ 25.6 ″  N , 7 ° 0 ′ 10.8 ″  E	1897-1900			Brick hall church with Art Nouveau windows; Laying of the foundation stone on September 26, 1897; inaugurated on June 24, 1900; Architect: August Senz; houses a baroque organ (around 1750); under monument protection since 1986
Christ Church Altendorf		III 7 Altendorf 51 ° 27 ′ 37.8 ″  N , 6 ° 58 ′ 21.9 ″  E	1901-1903, 1952			Laying of the foundation stone November 3, 1901; inaugurated on July 26, 1903; Architect: Carl Nordmann , rebuilt after severe war damage and consecrated again on July 26, 1953
Trinity Church		V 24 Altenessen-Nord 51 ° 30 ′ 27.7 ″  N , 7 ° 1 ′ 8.4 ″  E	1954		laid down	Closing in January 2005, put down, the Schuke organ got the St. Nikolai Church in Potsdam
Evangelical Church Katernberg (called Bergmannsdom )		VI 39 Katernberg 51 ° 29 ′ 52.2 "  N , 7 ° 2 ′ 50.3"  E	1900-1901			last completely preserved cast iron column church in Essen; Laying of the foundation stone May 13, 1900; inaugurated on September 29, 1901; Architect: Carl Nordmann , a listed building since 1991
Evangelical Church Katernberg		VI 39 Katernberg 51 ° 29 '55.3 "  N , 7 ° 3' 0.7"  E	1877		laid down	Is considered the predecessor of today's Ev. Church (called miner's cathedral); Laying of the foundation stone on June 9, 1876; inaugurated on November 1, 1877; Architect: H. F. Hardung, due to insufficient capacity (after expansion from 440 to 600 seats in 1885) and mountain damage in 1903
Evangelical Community Center Katernberg Nord (formerly religious church)		VI 39 Katernberg 51 ° 29 ′ 51.4 "  N , 7 ° 1 ′ 51.6"  E	1965-1967			Architect: Helmut Pehlke
Neuhof Church		VI 39 Katernberg 51 ° 29 ′ 33 ″  N , 7 ° 3 ′ 39.2 ″  E	1960		laid down	Last service on January 31, 2011, church sold to Allbau and closed in October 2011; the three bells were placed in front of the adjoining community center
Evangelical Church of Karnap		V 40 Karnap 51 ° 31 ′ 15.1 ″  N , 7 ° 0 ′ 12.4 ″  E	1898			Built in 1898, added a tower in 1938.
Friedenskirche		IV 19 Dellwig 51 ° 29 ′ 30.6 ″  N , 6 ° 55 ′ 58.3 ″  E	1914-1915			Laying of the foundation stone: March 29, 1914; Inauguration: May 9, 1915; Architect: Ludwig Becker; used again after considerable war damage from July 17, 1949
Church of the Redeemer		I 05 Südviertel 51 ° 26 ′ 41.8 ″  N , 7 ° 0 ′ 19.2 ″  E	1906-1909			Listed, neo-Romanesque building with campanile-like bell tower; Laying of the foundation stone: October 31, 1906; Inauguration: November 29, 1909; Architect: Franz Schwechten
Church of the Resurrection		I 06 Southeast Quarter 51 ° 26 ′ 56.5 ″  N , 7 ° 1 ′ 39.2 ″  E	1929-1930			Architect: Otto Bartning ; the rotunda is considered a leading building of modern church construction in Europe, since 1985 a listed building
Pauluskirche		I 01 City center 51 ° 27 ′ 19.8 ″  N , 7 ° 0 ′ 34.9 ″  E	1866-1872		destroyed	Laying of the foundation stone April 26, 1866; inaugurated on February 28, 1872; Architect: Julius Flügge ; neo-Gothic, 1500 seats, extensive repairs in 1894/95 with the removal of neo-Gothic elements due to damage in the mountains, destroyed except for the tower by bombing between 1943 and 1945, nave dismantled in 1953, tower blown up on September 21, 1958
New Pauluskirche		I 11 Huttrop 51 ° 26 '51.8 "  N , 7 ° 1' 38.8"  E	1957-1959		repurposed	is considered to be the successor to the Pauluskirche on the III. Hagen; under monument protection since 2007, last service on December 30, 2007; After the renovation, the senior center moved into the Paulus district in 2015 .
Mercy Church		I 03 North Quarter 51 ° 28 ′ 4.9 ″  N , 7 ° 1 ′ 5.3 ″  E	1957-1959		Dedicated, laid down except for the tower	Laying of the foundation stone in 1957; due to mountain damage in October 2002 last service and laying down from January 8, 2008; the largest of the three bells found its new place in front of the parish hall on Zwinglistraße, the middle bell was put down not far from the tower stump, the smallest bell has probably disappeared in the meantime because of its metal value .; Previous building: laying of the foundation stone on September 29, 1904, inauguration on March 15, 1906; 800 seats; War damage, mountain damage and dry rot infestation led to the laying down in February 1954.
St. Mark's Church		III 08 Frohnhausen 51 ° 26 ′ 47 ″  N , 6 ° 57 ′ 44 ″  E	1961–1962			inaugurated on November 4, 1962; Architects: Wolfgang Müller-Zantop, Heinz Kalenborn
Apostle Church		III 08 Frohnhausen 51 ° 26 ′ 45.2 ″  N , 6 ° 58 ′ 27.7 ″  E	1912-1913			Laying of the foundation stone: June 23, 1912; Inauguration: November 2, 1913; Architect: Ewald Wachenfeld; Bartningsche Emergency Church was consecrated on October 30, 1949 after war damage , the church was rebuilt in a simplified manner by the Essen architect Reinhold Jerichow from 1956 to 1958
Johanneskirche		II 13 Bergerhausen 51 ° 26 '8.2 "  N , 7 ° 2' 11.4"  E	1954-1955			Architect: Ernst-Erik Pfannschmidt, laying of the foundation stone: July 3, 1954, inauguration: June 19, 1955; The original building that had been laid down was cubic, the new church hall was inaugurated on September 29, 1985, the tower was still original
Evangelical Church Billebrinkhöhe		II 13 Bergerhausen 51 ° 26 '27.2 "  N , 7 ° 3' 23.6"  E	1965			Inauguration: 1965
Zion Church		VII 46 Horst 51 ° 26 ′ 16.8 ″  N , 7 ° 6 ′ 11.9 ″  E	1957-1958			Laying of the foundation stone: April 14, 1957, inauguration: November 30, 1958, architect: Lange
Jonah Church		IX 42 Fish sheet 51 ° 23 ′ 4.7 "  N , 7 ° 1 ′ 32.9"  E	1965			based on a design by the architects Otto Vogel and E. Brennecke, inaugurated on February 14, 1965
Pauluskirche		VIII 31 Heisingen 51 ° 24 ′ 0 ″  N , 7 ° 3 ′ 47.1 ″  E	1906-1907			Laying of the foundation stone April 16, 1906; inaugurated on January 6, 1907; Architect: Paul Dietzsch; called Pauluskirche since 1984
Stephanuskirche		VIII 43 Überruhr-Hinsel 51 ° 25 ′ 17.9 ″  N , 7 ° 4 ′ 21.3 ″  E	1881-1882			Laying of the foundation stone May 30, 1881; inaugurated on September 7, 1882; Architect: August Hartel ; War damage in May 1943, but not destroyed; 1969–1974 not used, after which war damage was repaired; under monument protection since 1989
Old church Altenessen		V 24 Altenessen-Nord 51 ° 29 ′ 52.5 ″  N , 7 ° 0 ′ 25.9 ″  E	1887-1890			Emergency church built in 1873, old church: foundation stone laid August 21, 1887; inaugurated on October 5, 1890; Architects: Carl Nordmann and Julius Flügge ; 1988–1990 interior and 2000–2004 exterior completely refurbished, listed since 1988
Kray old church		VIII 35 Kray 51 ° 28 ′ 3.5 "  N , 7 ° 5 ′ 2"  E	1902-1903			Laying of the foundation stone on June 13, 1902; inaugurated on September 13, 1903; Architect: August Senz, with 1000 seats, largest meeting place in Kray in the 20th century; minor war damage, under monument protection since 1985
Mercy Church		IV 19 Dellwig 51 ° 28 ′ 50 ″  N , 6 ° 55 ′ 3.4 ″  E	1893-1894, 1929			1929 east tower and aisle added; Re-consecrated in 1948 after war damage, listed as a historical monument since 1994
Market Church Kettwig		IX 49 Kettwig 51 ° 21 '46.3 "  N , 6 ° 56' 14.3"  E	around 13th century			40 meter high tower from the 13th century, became Protestant in the course of the Reformation in 1592. In 1720 Adam Wunderlich replaced a previous building that had burned down several times with the current church nave made of Ruhr sandstone in the shape of a basilica
Friedenskirche (Essen-Steele)		VII 34 Steele 51 ° 26 '50.2 "  N , 7 ° 4' 47.6"  E	1871-1872			neo-Gothic, three-aisled; first church building according to the Eisenach regulation in the Essen area; Architect: Julius Flügge ; under monument protection since 1989; Previous building: built in 1697, too small for the community of Königssteele and closed in 1870
Thomas Church		VI 38 Stoppenberg 51 ° 28 ′ 34.7 "  N , 7 ° 2 ′ 23.3"  E	1899-1900			Laying of the foundation stone July 23, 1899; Inauguration November 18, 1900; Architect: Heinrich Robert (Bochum), neo-Gothic, 950 seats; simplified reconstruction after war destruction
Church on Erlenkampsweg		VI 38 Stoppenberg 51 ° 29 ′ 8.2 "  N , 7 ° 1 ′ 36.4"  E	1957		dedicated	Laying of the foundation stone on March 25, 1957; last service took place on June 24, 2018. Today it is called Evangelisches Jugendhaus Nord
Church Auf'm Böntchen		I 36 Frillendorf 51 ° 27 ′ 38 ″  N , 7 ° 2 ′ 41.9 ″  E	1960			Opened in 1960 as Barenbruch parish center with church hall and parish hall with free-standing bell tower; will be deducted on September 16, 2018 and then demolished for a new kindergarten
Evangelical Church pigtail		III 28 Pigtail of hair 51 ° 25 ′ 2.9 "  N , 6 ° 57 ′ 27.4"  E	1912-1913			Laying of the foundation stone on June 30, 1912, inaugurated on June 15, 1913; Architect: Max Benirschke ; considerable war damage led to structural changes; under monument protection since 1996; Completely refurbished from 2013 to 2016
Evangelical Church Am Brandenbusch		IX 26 Bredeney 51 ° 24 '52.2 "  N , 7 ° 0' 8.8"  E	1905-1906			Design: August Senz, construction management: Carl Nordmann ; under monument protection since 1989
Evangelical Church Am Heierbusch		IX 26 Bredeney 51 ° 24 ′ 43.8 "  N , 6 ° 58 ′ 55.7"  E	1967			Architects: Gutsmann / Redenius, Wiesbaden, and Budde, Essen
Jesus Lives Church		VIII 48 Burgaltendorf 51 ° 25 ′ 4.8 ″  N , 7 ° 6 ′ 52.6 ″  E	1988			inaugurated on September 4, 1988; Previous building: Inaugurated on July 19, 1953, abandoned due to damage in the mountains
Matthäuskirche (contemporary also: Protestant Church on Fly Bush )		IV 21 Borbeck-Mitte 51 ° 27 '56.5 "  N , 6 ° 57' 4.3"  E	1864			First Protestant church in Borbeck; Start of construction in spring 1864; Inauguration October 26, 1864; Architect: Carl Wilhelm Theodor Freyse; extensive renovation in 1940; after it was completely destroyed in the war, the former three-aisled church was rebuilt as a flat-roofed hall church, listed as a historical monument since 1995; received a new, wooden bell cage in 2014, the previous one from 1922 made of steel by Krupp transmitted the vibrations of the three bells from the Bochum association too strongly to the soon-to-be-crumbling masonry . The Matthäusfriedhof is connected to the north .
Trinity Church		IV 23 Bergeborbeck 51 ° 28 ′ 38.6 "  N , 6 ° 57 ′ 27.3"  E	1956-1959			Architect: Horst Loy , a listed building since November 21, 2019
Lukas Church		III 9 Holsterhausen 51 ° 26 ′ 34.1 ″  N , 6 ° 59 ′ 23.1 ″  E	1961		repurposed	Architect: Reinhold Jerichow, inauguration: February 26, 1961; Profanation at the end of 2008; After the renovation, the building now houses a day-care center, apartments, offices and practice rooms.
Melanchthon Church		III 9 Holsterhausen 51 ° 26 ′ 16.2 ″  N , 6 ° 59 ′ 22.2 ″  E	1972			1970–1972 exposed concrete building built according to plans by the architect Otto Herbert Hajek
Melanchthon Church		III 9 Holsterhausen 51 ° 26 ′ 16.2 ″  N , 6 ° 59 ′ 22.2 ″  E	1928		destroyed	Predecessor of today's Melanchthon Church on the same ground; Steel Church of architect Otto Banning , at the 1928 Pressa issued in Cologne and then to Essen translocated , inaugurated on March 22, 1931 The first church in Essen to be destroyed on March 9, 1942 and later scrapped
Christ Church (Essen-Kupferdreh)		VIII 32 copper rotation 51 ° 23 '15.3 "  N , 7 ° 5' 6.7"  O	1877-1879, 1893			Brick hall church, laying of the foundation stone August 1, 1877; inaugurated on March 19, 1879; Architect: Wilhelm Bovensiepen; 1893/1894 expanded to 1,000 places; hardly any war damage; new bell after tower renovation in 1958; under monument protection since 1989
Copper lathe cemetery chapel		VIII 32 copper rotation 51 ° 23 ′ 29.5 ″  N , 7 ° 5 ′ 27.1 ″  E	Early 20th century		Cemetery chapel	under monument protection since 1989
Reformation Church		II 10 Rüttenscheid 51 ° 26 ′ 4.6 ″  N , 7 ° 0 ′ 11 ″  E	1899-1902		destroyed	Laying of the foundation stone November 4, 1899, inaugurated on July 13, 1902, architect: Carl Nordmann ; neo-Gothic brick church with 1120 seats and west tower, destroyed in the Second World War, located on Alfredstrasse and the corner of Martinstrasse
Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Haus as a Reformation church		II 10 Rüttenscheid 51 ° 26 ′ 9.1 ″  N , 7 ° 0 ′ 34.3 ″  E	1950			Reconstruction of the hall in the courtyard of the Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Haus, which was destroyed in the war, as the 'New Reformation Church' by Horst Lippert, inauguration October 1950 Previous building: see Reformation Church, location on Alfredstrasse / corner of Martinstrasse
Church of Reconciliation		II 10 Rüttenscheid 51 ° 25 ′ 32.9 ″  N , 7 ° 0 ′ 1.4 ″  O	1964			Inauguration: May 3, 1964
Ev. Chapel of the Altenhof I colony		II 10 Rüttenscheid 51 ° 25 ′ 35.5 ″  N , 7 ° 0 ′ 22.8 ″  E	1900		destroyed	Inauguration: 1900, design: Robert Schmohl , around 150 seats, destroyed in World War II
Evangelical Church Rellinghausen		II 14 Stadtwald 51 ° 25 ′ 24.6 ″  N , 7 ° 2 ′ 16.4 ″  E	1934-1935			Hall building with saddle roof, architect: Hans Hörner, under monument protection since 1997; Predecessor: The second Ev. Church on this site was consecrated in 1775. Next to it was the half-timbered parish building. Since the church had become too small, it was demolished in 1934.
Immanuel Church		VI 37 Schonnebeck 51 ° 28 ′ 49.4 "  N , 7 ° 3 ′ 37.6"  E	1907-1908			Laying of the foundation stone on June 9, 1907; inaugurated on May 10, 1908; Architect: Carl Nordmann

Association of Evangelical Free Churches

Surname	image	City district / part	Establishment	carrier	Remarks
Christ Church Schonnebeck		VI 37 Schonnebeck 51 ° 29 ′ 9.4 ″  N , 7 ° 3 ′ 33.3 ″  E	1946-1951		Evangelical Free Church Congregation ( Baptists ) Essen-Schonnebeck, inauguration: October 28, 1951
Free Church Frohnhausen		III 08 Frohnhausen 51 ° 27 ′ 25.2 ″  N , 6 ° 58 ′ 57 ″  E			Evangelical Free Church Congregation (Baptists) Essen-West

Free church covenant of God's church

Surname	image	City district / part	Establishment	carrier	Remarks
Free Church of the Church of God		III 08 Frohnhausen 51 ° 26 ′ 26.4 ″  N , 6 ° 57 ′ 52 ″  E		Free church covenant of God's church

Independent Evangelical Lutheran Church SELK

Surname	image	City district / part	Establishment	carrier	Remarks
Independent Evangelical Lutheran Church SELK (formerly Old Lutheran Church)		I 06 Southeast Quarter 51 ° 26 ′ 46 ″  N , 7 ° 1 ′ 28.2 ″  E	1909-1910	SELK	Old Lutheran Church; declared Bartning Church of the Year for the 2010 Capital of Culture year , as the first church to be built in Germany by the architect Otto Bartning ; Inauguration of the simple hall church with gable roof and campanile-like tower: July 10, 1910; Almost completely destroyed in 1945, reconstruction in 1948 as the first of all the destroyed churches in Essen. Under monument protection since 1987. Also provost church of the district west of the SELK by the election of the pastor as provost.

Catholic churches

Old Catholic Church

Surname	image	City district / part	Establishment	carrier	Remarks
Friedenskirche		I 01 City center 51 ° 27 ′ 21.4 ″  N , 7 ° 0 ′ 59.8 ″  E	1914-1916	Catholic Parish of the Old Catholics Essen	the only old Catholic church in Essen, restored or reconstructed painting by Jan Thorn Prikker , building under monument protection since 1985, the spire was restored true to the original in 2010

Roman Catholic churches

Surname	image	City district / part	Establishment	carrier	status	Remarks
Essen Minster		I 01 City center 51 ° 27 ′ 21.2 ″  N , 7 ° 0 ′ 49.3 ″  E	after 1275	Cathedral Chapter Essen	cathedral	Church of the Essen Abbey , three-aisled Gothic hall church made of sandstone, rebuilt after the Second World War, listed as a historical monument since 1985, called Essen Cathedral since the diocese was founded in 1958
St. John Baptist		I 01 City center 51 ° 27 ′ 21 ″  N , 7 ° 0 ′ 47.5 ″  E	10th century	Cathedral Chapter Essen	Adoration Church	Baptistery of the cathedral; belonged to the Essen monastery and is located in front of the Essen cathedral
St. Quintins Chapel		I 01 City center 51 ° 27 ′ 21.9 ″  N , 7 ° 0 ′ 47.9 ″  E	circa 10th century		laid down	Year of construction not confirmed, laid down around 1823; belonged to the Essen monastery next to the Essen Minster and St. Johann Baptist
Holy Spirit Chapel		I 01 City center 51 ° 27 ′ 28.3 ″  N , 7 ° 0 ′ 42.5 ″  E	circa 14th century		laid down	Chapel of the Heilig-Geist-Hospital on what will later be Kopstadtplatz ; The hospital's foundation charter dates from 1317 and was laid down in 1896
Capuchin Church		I 01 City center 51 ° 27 ′ 12.1 ″  N , 7 ° 0 ′ 40.7 ″  E	1746		laid down	Church of the Capuchin Monastery, at the beginning of the 17th century, abbess Maria Clara von Spaur settled Capuchins here , church was consecrated in 1746, closed in 1834, 1843–1893 Monastery of the Sisters of Mercy of St. Elisabeth , filed in 1913, inventory today mostly in the church of the Elisabeth Hospital
St. Gertrude		I 01 City center 51 ° 27 ′ 39.8 ″  N , 7 ° 0 ′ 47.2 ″  E	1872-1877, 1955	Parish of St. Gertrud	Parish church	three-aisles, completed in 1877 according to plans by Wilhelm Rincklake , rebuilt in 1955, heavily modified after severe damage after the Second World War. a. Instead of the former choir, a new entrance was built and a parish hall was built under the nave.
St. Barbara		I 02 East Quarter 51 ° 27 ′ 35.7 ″  N , 7 ° 1 ′ 41.6 ″  E	1904	Parish of St. Gertrud	laid down	Consecrated in 1905, considerable war damage in 1945, damage repaired in 1965/66, 1996 merger with St. Gertrud; last service on December 4, 2014, then profaned, benches, tabernacle pedestals and the altar went to a church in Poland, stained glass windows are kept safe; The church building and ancillary buildings are considered dilapidated in 2018 and are to be replaced by residential developments after sale in March 2020.
St. Mary		I 03 Nordviertel (Segeroth) 51 ° 27 ′ 51.7 ″  N , 7 ° 0 ′ 2.2 ″  E	1890, 1957-1959	last parish of St. Gertrud	laid down	Architect: Fritz Schaller ; the tower stump of the neo-Gothic predecessor building from 1890/91 was preserved with a new crown during the reconstruction; last service on February 10, 2008, 2017 except for the tower, which will be preserved, demolished
St. Peter		I 03 North Quarter 51 ° 28 ′ 8.8 ″  N , 7 ° 0 ′ 57.6 ″  E	1926-1927, 1957	Catholic School for Nursing Professions Essen gGmbH	repurposed	Architect: Josef Thurn, heavy war damage, 1951/1952 by Emil Jung repaired, demolished a listed building, ruined tower in 1956 since 1993, new bell tower closed in 1957 by Engelbert Köjer, as a parish church, moved in 2008, after reconstruction, the Catholic School of Nursing eating a ; Bell tower demolished in 2014
Holy Cross		I 06 Southeast Quarter 51 ° 27 ′ 20 ″  N , 7 ° 1 ′ 53.4 ″  E	1910-1911, 1949	Parish of St. Gertrud	Parish church	Church of the Franciscan monastery founded in 1903, handed over to its intended purpose on September 17, 1911, repaired with changes after considerable war damage in 1949, a listed building since 1993
St. Ignatius		I 05 Südviertel 51 ° 26 ′ 46.6 ″  N , 7 ° 0 ′ 10.1 ″  E	1958-1961	Parish of St. Gertrud	Parish church	last building by the architect Emil Jung ; Church of the former Jesuit monastery; Order left the city in spring 2012 after around 400 years, demolition of the dilapidated church tower in November 2013; Seat of the Italian municipality; Church rooms were renovated by St. Gertrud for parts of the community. Previous building: built 1923–1924, destroyed in World War II.
St. Engelbert		I 05 Südviertel 51 ° 26 ′ 42.4 ″  N , 7 ° 0 ′ 57.6 ″  E	1934-1937, 1953-1955	Foundation ChorForum Essen	another church	rented to the ChorForum Essen as a cultural center since March 2011 , last service on January 27, 2008; Architect: Dominikus Böhm , rebuilt by Böhm after destruction in World War II without the tower tops of the west building, listed as a historical monument since 1993
St. Engelbert		I 05 Südviertel 51 ° 26 ′ 42.4 ″  N , 7 ° 0 ′ 57.6 ″  E	1896		laid down	The predecessor of today's St. Engelbert Church, built by Heinrich Krings on the same ground , laid down before 1934
St. Boniface		I 11 Huttrop 51 ° 26 '48.1 "  N , 7 ° 2' 32.1"  E	1960	Parish of St. Gertrud	Parish church	Architect: Emil Steffann , basilica based on an early Christian model with atrium porch, figure of Boniface from the 13th century; Opening service Pentecost 1960
St. Boniface		I 11 Huttrop 51 ° 26 '47 "  N , 7 ° 2' 38.8"  E	1928-1929		laid down	Predecessor of today's St. Bonifatius Church , but built to the west of the Old Huttrop Cemetery , replaced by today's church on Moltkestrasse for reasons of capacity with only 230 seats and closed in 1965
St. Michael at the water tower		I 06 Southeast Quarter 51 ° 27 ′ 2.2 ″  N , 7 ° 1 ′ 36.3 ″  E	1953-1954	Parish of St. Gertrud	Branch church	Basilica type, architect: Heinrich Böll (Essen); until 2019 also the seat of the Korean congregation, the last congregation service took place on Easter Monday 2019. The organ went to St. Boniface. A new use of the building is being planned.
St. Michael		I 06 Southeast Quarter 51 ° 27 ′ 5.4 ″  N , 7 ° 1 ′ 34.7 ″  E	1903-1904		destroyed	Predecessor church of St. Michael am Wasserturm , neo-Romanesque church by the Essen architect Wilhelm Venhofen , destroyed by air raid in March 1943
St. Joseph		I 04 Westviertel 51 ° 27 ′ 19.1 ″  N , 7 ° 0 ′ 16.2 ″  E	1894-1896		destroyed	Architect: August Menken , inaugurated on March 21, 1896, made of sandstone; Destroyed down to the tower in World War II, this was blown up in January 1957, St. Joseph Congregation with 200 members was dissolved, around 6000 members when it was founded
Church of the Francis Sales House		I 11 Huttrop 51 ° 26 '52 "  N , 7 ° 2' 31.4"  E	1892, 1952	Sponsoring association for the Franz Sales House in Essen	House church	Church of the house for mentally handicapped people named after Franz von Sales , consecrated as St. Maria Rosenkranz in a neo-Gothic style in 1892, renovated in 1930/1931 and destroyed in 1945, rebuilt in 1952 by the Essen architect Engelbert Köjer
Church of the Elisabeth Hospital		I 11 Huttrop 51 ° 26 ′ 41.5 "  N , 7 ° 1 ′ 54.5"  E	1909-1913	St. Elisabeth Foundation	House church	The inventory comes from the second Franciscan monastery church from the 18th century and was donated by the Essen prince abbess Franziska Christine von Pfalz-Sulzbach , a listed building since 1994
St. Anthony		III 08 Frohnhausen 51 ° 26 ′ 51.1 ″  N , 6 ° 58 ′ 23.4 ″  E	1956-1959	Parish of St. Antonius	Parish church	Architect: Rudolf Schwarz , a listed building since 1985
St. Anthony		III 08 Frohnhausen 51 ° 26 ′ 51.1 ″  N , 6 ° 58 ′ 23.4 ″  E	1879-1881		destroyed	Neo-Gothic predecessor of today's St. Antonius church on the same ground, destroyed in an air raid in 1944 except for the tower
St. Mary's Birth		III 08 Frohnhausen 51 ° 26 ′ 57.1 ″  N , 6 ° 58 ′ 56.6 ″  E	1951-1952	Evangelical-Free Church Social Service e. V.	sold	Built on the site of the former Altendorf town hall, architect: Wilhelm Seidensticker , signed on December 21, 1952, consecrated by Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Ferche on May 12, 1956 (as the first Catholic church to be built in Essen after the Second World War), sold on May 1, 1956. April 2011 to the Evangelical Free Church Social Welfare Association. V and rented and used for church and other events. A four-part chime (h 0 - d '- e' - fis') from the Otto bell foundry hangs in the tower .
St. Mary's Birth		III 09 Holsterhausen 51 ° 26 ′ 56.2 ″  N , 6 ° 59 ′ 16.4 ″  E	1902-1907		laid down	neo-Gothic church, destroyed in 1943, abandoned after the war
St. Augustine		III 08 Frohnhausen 51 ° 26 ′ 27.6 ″  N , 6 ° 58 ′ 6.6 ″  E	1953-1954	Parish of St. Antonius	another church	last church service in April 2008, subsequently rented to a religious community for 10 years; Occasional use of the crypt by a Russ.-Orth. Local community; Laying of the foundation stone on June 28, 1953; consecrated by Cardinal Frings on May 16, 1954, no longer used for worship, sale to LVR planned.
St. Mary's Assumption (called Altendorfer Dom )		III 07 Altendorf 51 ° 27 ′ 42.7 ″  N , 6 ° 58 ′ 49.8 ″  E	1891-1897	Parish of St. Antonius	Parish church	Basilica type, laying of the foundation stone in 1891, benediction in 1892, consecration in 1897, partially destroyed in 1943, rebuilt in a simplified manner by Engelbert Köjer by 1952, a listed building since 1994
St. Clemens Maria Hofbauer		III 07 Altendorf 51 ° 27 ′ 37.3 ″  N , 6 ° 57 ′ 55.1 ″  E	1957-1958	Parish of St. Antonius	Branch church	Seat of the Polish-speaking community; Architect: Engelbert Köjer
St. Anna		III 07 Altendorf 51 ° 27 ′ 26.2 ″  N , 6 ° 58 ′ 39.7 ″  E	1907, 1953	Parish of St. Antonius	laid down	Neo-Gothic church rebuilt after war destruction in 1953, lead-framed antique and opal glass windows by the local artists Wilhelm de Graeff (1959) and Franz Pauli (1969), last church service was in April 2008; Demolition in June / July 2015; the church gives way to an extension of the neighboring St. Anna home for the elderly; In future, memorabilia from the church will be on display in St. Mary's Assumption, two bells will be permanently exhibited in the Westphalian Bell Museum in Gescher , one bell will remain in the garden of the St. Anna Home
St. Elisabeth		III 08 Frohnhausen 51 ° 26 ′ 55.6 ″  N , 6 ° 57 ′ 39.6 ″  E	1910-1911, 1959	Parish of St. Antonius	Parish church	has been the only Roman Catholic since 1964. Church in Germany an iconostasis , architect of the original building: Carl Moritz , 1944 severe war damage, rebuilt changed by Emil Steffann and Nikolaus Rosiny
St. Mary's Conception		III 09 Holsterhausen 51 ° 26 ′ 28 ″  N , 6 ° 59 ′ 39.4 ″  E	1895-1897	Parish of St. Antonius	Parish church	Architect: Josef Seché , destroyed with the exception of the outer walls in April 1944, rebuilt in 1951–1952 by Willy Weyres and Schneider, modified from 1988–1993
St. Stephen		III 09 Holsterhausen 51 ° 26 ′ 28.3 ″  N , 6 ° 58 ′ 42.6 ″  E	1952-1953		laid down	Predecessor building by the architect Emil Jung from 1930 destroyed in 1944; New building in 1953 also by Emil Jung, profaned in 2008, demolished in 2018
Holy Family		III 41 Margarethenhöhe 51 ° 25 ′ 48 ″  N , 6 ° 58 ′ 28.9 ″  E	1952	Parish of St. Antonius	Parish church	Inauguration in 1952; Previous building: consecrated in 1924, destroyed in 1944, the church organ was taken over from St. Stephanus
St. Dionysius		IV 21 Borbeck-Mitte 51 ° 28 '27.9 "  N , 6 ° 56" 59.6 "  E	1862-1863, 1951	Parish of St. Dionysius	Parish church	three-aisled neo-Gothic building based on plans by Vincenz Statz built as the third church on this site, laying of the foundation stone on August 7, 1862, consecrated by Archbishop Paulus Melchers on May 24, 1867 ; Destroyed except for the tower in 1944, modified reconstruction by Emil Jung by 1951 , a listed building since 1987, inside the tomb of the Essen princess Elisabeth von Manderscheid-Blankenheim († 1598); two predecessor churches: the oldest from around the 11th century as a branch of St. Johann Baptist, the second by Princess Abbess Katharina von der Mark around 1339
St. Maria Immaculata		IV 21 Borbeck-Mitte 51 ° 28 ′ 3.5 ″  N , 6 ° 56 ′ 48 ″  E	1947-1948	Parish of St. Dionysius	laid down	profaned in 2007; Original building before 1917 (as a monastery and chapel of the Oblates of the Immaculate Virgin Mary ); Tower 1923; Expansion in 1929 ?; Reconstruction after severe war damage, consecration in 1948 by Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Ferche ; later use by the YMCA until spring 2014; Demolition in May / June 2014
Marienkapelle on Düppenberg		IV 21 Borbeck-Mitte 51 ° 28 ′ 40.6 "  N , 6 ° 56 ′ 34.6"  E	1924	Parish of St. Dionysius	laid down	Former chapel for the sisters of the former Ökonomiehof on Düppenberg on the ground of the former Weitkamps-Kotten, consecrated on December 8, 1924, laid down in March 1981
Chapel Court Street		IV 21 Borbeck center 51 ° 28 ′ 27.1 ″  N , 6 ° 57 ′ 18.4 ″  E	Late 19th century	Parish of St. Dionysius	chapel	under monument protection since 1999; In the future, it should be possible to maintain citizenship without the financial participation of the parish of St. Dionysius
St. John Bosco		IV 21 Borbeck-Mitte 51 ° 28 ′ 34.7 "  N , 6 ° 57 ′ 45.7"  E	Early 1960s	Parish of St. Dionysius	Parish church	Architect: Engelbert Köjer, consecration 1964, should be closed in June 2020
St. Mary Rosary		IV 22 Bochold 51 ° 28 '44.9 "  N , 6 ° 58' 32.9"  E	1887–1888, 1900–1901, 1925–1927, after 1945	Parish of St. Dionysius	Parish church	Church consecrated on November 18, 1888, pair of towers in 1901, changed due to mining damage in 1927, rebuilt after war damage by Engelbert Köjer. In April 1958 the new organ, built by the company Orgelbau Romanus Seifert & Sohn from Kevelaer , was consecrated by city dean Brokamp, ​​and it was planned to be closed for 2030
St. Corpus Christi		IV 22 Bochold 51 ° 27 '58.3 "  N , 6 ° 57' 27.8"  E	1932, 1962, 1992	Parish of St. Dionysius	Parish church	Planning began in 1925 with the participation of the Essen architect Ludwig Becker, laying of the foundation stone in June 1932, inauguration at the end of 1932 by Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Hammels , considerable war damage in 1943, gradually rebuilt by 1962, changed in 1992, listed as a historical monument since 1995; should be abandoned by 2025
St. Michael		IV 19 Dellwig 51 ° 29 ′ 25.2 ″  N , 6 ° 56 ′ 19.8 ″  E	1909-1911, 1949-1955	Parish of St. Dionysius	Parish church	neo-Gothic, consecrated on June 29, 1911, consecrated July 27, 1912, under monument protection since 1990, rebuilt until 1955 after war damage
St. Bernhard		IV 23 Bergeborbeck 51 ° 29 ′ 28.3 "  N , 6 ° 57 ′ 14"  E	1958		laid down	Built according to a design by the architect Eberhard Michael Kleffner and consecrated as the first church in the newly founded Ruhr diocese in 1958, profaned on March 1, 1999 after the last service on February 21, 1999 and laid down in 2000; One reason for the church to be closed was the North Rhine-Westphalian distance decree of 1972, which stipulated a spatial distance of two kilometers from housing estates and commercial areas.
St. Thomas More		V 50 Vogelheim 51 ° 29 ′ 24.7 ″  N , 6 ° 59 ′ 8.2 ″  E	1952	formerly the parish of St. Dionysius	laid down	Built from rubble stones, last fair on September 30, 2018, demolition in November 2019 in favor of new residential developments
Chapel of the St.-Johannes-Stiftes / Don-Bosco-Gymnasium		IV 21 Borbeck-Mitte 51 ° 28 ′ 33 "  N , 6 ° 57 ′ 42.3"  E	1927 (?), 1960	Salesians of Don Bosco	House church	serves monastery and school services
St. Boniface		IV 23 Bergeborbeck 51 ° 29 ′ 1.7 ″  N , 6 ° 58 ′ 30.1 ″  E	1939-1940	Society of St. Pius X.	House church	Built in 1940 as a Protestant "church of faith", rebuilt in 1952 after being destroyed in the war, bought and consecrated in 1981 by the Society of St. Pius X.
St. Joseph		IV 18 Frintrop 51 ° 28 '26.3 "  N , 6 ° 54' 46.4"  E	1874-1877, 1894-1895	Parish of St. Josef Frintrop	Parish church	three-aisled hall church, neo-Gothic with ribbed vaults on round pillars, consecration in September 1897, a listed building since 1994
Heart of jesus		IV 18 Frintrop 51 ° 29 '4.4 "  N , 6 ° 54' 14.4"  E	1952-1953		laid down	groundbreaking: July 1, 1952, inauguration: December 8, 1953, last service: September 13, 2008; Predecessor emergency church: laying of the foundation stone: May 31st, 1908, inauguration: October 4th, 1908. The Leo-Kirchbau-Verein was founded shortly before the death of Pope Leo XIII. founded and helped to build the emergency church Herz-Jesu.
St. Antonius Abbas		IV 16 Schönebeck 51 ° 27 ′ 14.7 ″  N , 6 ° 56 ′ 15.7 ″  E	1925-1927	Parish of St. Josef Frintrop	Parish church	On September 30, 1899, the first rector of the emergency church St. Antonius Abbas, which was designated on November 5, 1899 and belonged to the mother parish of St. Dionysius in Borbeck , was appointed. On March 1, 1908, she was parish from the mother parish and raised to a canonical parish. The current church was built in 1925 and consecrated on May 8, 1927 by Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Hammels . The future is questionable after the vote of the parish development process, which provides for the church to be closed as soon as possible. There is lively resistance to this.
St. Francis		IV 17 Condition degrees 51 ° 27 ′ 54 ″  N , 6 ° 55 ′ 50.2 ″  E	1957-1958	Parish of St. Josef Frintrop	Branch church	Formerly the seat of the city-wide youth pastoral center “Laudate”, architect: Rudolf Schwarz
St. Paul		IV 20 Gerschede 51 ° 28 ′ 49.1 ″  N , 6 ° 56 ′ 21.7 ″  E	1954-1956	Parish of St. Josef Frintrop	Parish church	Inauguration by Joseph Ferche before completion on July 10, 1955 . In August 1958 the copper cock was installed on the 32 meter high church tower. In 2017 it was decided to close the church.
Lady Chapel		IV 20 Gerschede 51 ° 28 ′ 40 ″  N , 6 ° 56 ′ 34.8 ″  E	1924		laid down	consecrated: 1924, resigned: 1981, also called Düppenberg Chapel. Her altarpiece is now in the hospital chapel of the Philippus pen.
St. Hermann-Josef		IV 19 Dellwig 51 ° 29 ′ 3.2 ″  N , 6 ° 55 ′ 44 ″  E	1964		laid down	Architect: Alfons Leitl; last service on October 1, 2010
St. Johann Baptist		V 24 Altenessen-Nord 51 ° 30 ′ 0.7 ″  N , 7 ° 0 ′ 23.4 ″  E	1860-1862	Parish of St. Johann Baptist	Parish church	The original building from 1860 was expanded and changed again and again in the years 1871/72, 1891, 1901 (tower construction) and after considerable war damage until 1953; The church building will be demolished and replaced by a new building within the planned new complex of the Marienhospital by 2025
Heart of Mary		V 24 Altenessen-Nord 51 ° 30 ′ 40.7 ″  N , 7 ° 1 ′ 46.2 ″  E	1938-1954	Parish of St. Johann Baptist	Branch church	Consecration in 1959 by Auxiliary Bishop Julius Angerhausen
St. Ewaldi		V 24 Altenessen-Nord 51 ° 30 ′ 32.5 ″  N , 7 ° 0 ′ 18.4 ″  E	1960		laid down	Completion on July 5, 1960, inauguration on October 21, 1960; last service on Easter Monday, March 24, 2008; Demolition of the church building in 2012
Heart of jesus		V 25 Altenessen-Süd 51 ° 28 ′ 48 ″  N , 7 ° 0 ′ 18 ″  E	1894, 1958	Parish of St. Johann Baptist	Branch church	Architects: Emil Steffann and Karl-Otto Lüfkens; built using remnants of the surrounding walls and the tower stump from the previous building, which was destroyed in the war; should
St. Hedwig		V 25 Altenessen-Süd 51 ° 29 ′ 34.1 ″  N , 7 ° 1 ′ 4.8 ″  E	1931-1932	Parish of St. Johann Baptist	Parish church	Brick hall building; Architect: Wilhelm Schneider, listed since 1990
St. Nicholas		VI 38 Stoppenberg 51 ° 28 ′ 33.1 "  N , 7 ° 2 ′ 14.5"  E	1906-1907	Parish of St. Nicholas	Parish church	assigned to Art Nouveau, fundamentally renovated 1974–1976, since 1991 under monument protection; Commemorative plaque: built by Carl Moritz as a parish church for the Nikolauskapelle, consecrated in 1074, and an enlarged collegiate church on Kapitelberg at the foot of the mountain in the 12th century . ; will be transferred to the Chaldean Catholic parish in June 2020, which currently uses St. Albertus Magnus, the new parish church will then be St. Joseph in Katernberg
Holy Guardian Angel		I 36 Frillendorf 51 ° 27 '50.3 "  N , 7 ° 2' 54.6"  E	1923-1925	Parish of St. Nicholas	Branch church	listed, expressionist brick building with elliptical floor plan; Architect: Edmund Körner , laying of the foundation stone in 1923, completely finished not until 1958; should be decommissioned by 2025, further whereabouts unclear
St. Anno		VI 38 Stoppenberg 51 ° 28 ′ 52.1 "  N , 7 ° 1 ′ 32.7"  E	1976-1982	Parish of St. Nicholas	another church	Architect: Heinz Dohmen ; Construction began on October 21, 1976, consecrated by Bishop Franz Hengsbach on January 24, 1982, last service on March 16, 2008; under the name 'St. Stephen is now the seat of the Serbian Orthodox community
Collegiate Church of Mary in Need		VI 38 Stoppenberg 51 ° 28 ′ 31.4 "  N , 7 ° 2 ′ 7.8"  E	1073		House church	three-aisled pillar basilica, donated by the Essen abbess Swanhild , consecrated as Nikolauskapelle in 1074 by Archbishop Anno II , since 1985 a listed building; today monastery church of the Discalced Carmelites
St. Joseph		VI 39 Katernberg 51 ° 30 ′ 5 ″  N , 7 ° 2 ′ 39.5 ″  E	1880-1881, 1888-1889	Parish of St. Nicholas	Parish church	Foundation stone laid June 29, 1888, blessing December 22, 1889, western yoke and tower 1898–1899 added, church consecration October 8, 1907 by Cardinal Fischer , a listed building since 1991; is to become the parish church of the parish of St. Nicholas in the long term
Holy Spirit Church		VI 39 Katernberg 51 ° 29 ′ 33.7 "  N , 7 ° 2 ′ 52.8"  E	1955-1957	Parish of St. Nicholas	Branch church	First groundbreaking on December 11, 1955, laying of the foundation stone on June 10, 1956, consecration by Bishop Hengsbach on August 31, 1958, architect Gottfried Böhm ; is to be decommissioned by 2020. Previous building: built by converting the Blass u. Son by Emil Jung , consecrated by Auxiliary Bishop Hammels on October 13, 1934, given up because of war damage and mountain damage
St. Elisabeth		VI 37 Schonnebeck 51 ° 28 ′ 50.9 ″  N , 7 ° 3 ′ 46 ″  E	1906-1907	Parish of St. Nicholas	Parish church	Inauguration on September 15, 1907; should be decommissioned by 2025, further whereabouts unclear
St. Winfried		VII 35 Kray 51 ° 28 ′ 23.3 "  N , 7 ° 4 ′ 31.5"  E	1953-1954	Parish of St. Nicholas	laid down	Architect: Emil Jung ; consecrated August 1, 1954; last service on January 13, 2008; Demolished in March 2016
St. Albertus Magnus		VI 39 Katernberg 51 ° 29 ′ 38.8 "  N , 7 ° 3 ′ 53.6"  E	1983-1986	Parish of St. Nicholas	another church	Chaldean Catholic Church ; Church consecration November 15, 1988, architect: Gisberth Hülsmann, last church service for the local community on January 13, 2008; Previous building: built 1955–1956, closed in 1978 due to damage in the mountains, abandoned in 1982
St. Laurence		VII 34 Steele 51 ° 26 '53.5 "  N , 7 ° 4' 28.1"  E	1870-1875	Parish of St. Laurentius	Parish church	Execution by August Rincklake, laying of the foundation stone June 26, 1870, consecration May 20, 1875 by Paulus Melchers ; Previous building: at this point, first mentioned in 1314, Essen branch, laid down in 1870
Chapel of the Laurentiusstift		VII 34 Steele 51 ° 26 '48.9 "  N , 7 ° 4' 13.6"  E	1904	Parish of St. Laurentius	House church	Originally the chapel of the former Laurrentius Hospital, since 1998 of the Seniors' Foundation.
Pax Christi Church		II 13 Bergerhausen 51 ° 26 '19.7 "  N , 7 ° 3' 17.9"  E	1950-1958	Parish of St. Laurentius	Branch church	In 1950 the Archbishop of Cologne established the independent pastoral rectorate in Unterbergerhausen. In 1957 it was parish off as an independent parish of St. Lambertus. The church consecrated on February 15, 1959 was initially called St. Albertus Magnus and was called Pax-Christi Church on July 20, 1967. Double church (upper and lower church); Founding pastor Karl Johannes Heyer
St. Mary		VII 34 Steele 51 ° 27 '11.5 "  N , 7 ° 4' 29.3"  E	1924-1925	Parish of St. Laurentius	another church	Saddle-roofed hall church, architect: Stark (Stadtbaurat in Steele), built by the Steeler building contractor Schlanstein, consecrated on June 14, 1925, last service was in April 2008, a listed building since 1989, served as a clothing store for refugees from 2015, sold by the Diocese, since 2020/21 conversion to a residential building with 12 apartments
St. Eligius		VII 34 Steele 51 ° 26 '43.1 "  N , 7 ° 3' 49.3"  E	1960-1961		laid down	Architect: Bernhard Rotterdam , laying of the foundation stone on May 15, 1960, laid down in March 2009, last service on March 29, 2008; a large part of the inventory went to the Polish St. Adalbertus parish in Kołobrzeg
St. Barbara		VII 35 Kray 51 ° 27 '58.2 "  N , 7 ° 4' 53"  E	1894-1896	Parish of St. Laurentius	Parish church	neo-Gothic, architect Josef Kleesattel , under monument protection since 1985
St. Joseph		VII 47 Leithe 51 ° 27 '52.9 "  N , 7 ° 5' 50.1"  E	1963	Parish of St. Laurentius	Branch church	Architect: Josef Lehmbrock, facades later clad with zinc sheet
St. Christopher		VII 35 Kray 51 ° 27 '42.5 "  N , 7 ° 4' 31.8"  E	1963-1964	Diocese of Essen	repurposed	profane; Architects: Wolfgang von Chamier and Rolf Dieter Grundmann; last service: March 30, 2008; End of November 2010: opening as diocesan archive of the diocese of Essen, costs: 2.5 million euros
Filial church St. Joseph Bergmannsfeld		VII 35 Kray	around 1970	Parish of St. Laurentius	another church	Worship and community hall, designated as a branch church in 1970, will be given up as a church at the end of 2019
St. Anthony of Padua		VII 45 free bar break 51 ° 27 ′ 13.3 ″  N , 7 ° 6 ′ 9 ″  O	1900-1901	Parish of St. Laurentius	Parish church	under monument protection since 1989
St. Altfrid		VII 45 free bar break 51 ° 26 ′ 51 ″  N , 7 ° 5 ′ 50 ″  O	1985	Parish of St. Laurentius	Branch church	Laying of the foundation stone on February 2, 1985; built in the style of modern architecture , church will be closed after the last service on March 28, 2020
Heart of jesus		VII 34 Steele 51 ° 26 '41.2 "  N , 7 ° 5' 21.8"  E	1919-1920		laid down	Predecessor (actually as an emergency church) of the Steeler Herz-Jesu-Kirche from 1966: foundation of the church building association in 1910, building permit on August 7, 1919, groundbreaking on August 17, 1919, laying of the foundation stone on October 26, 1919, inauguration on June 27, 1920, parish In 1927 raised to the status of an independent chapel community, steeple height 21 m, demolition permit for the building in danger of collapse on November 20, 1969, demolition completed in February 1970.
Heart of jesus		VII 34 Steele 51 ° 26 '45.9 "  N , 7 ° 5' 22.6"  E	1962-1966	Parish of St. Laurentius	repurposed	Successor to the Steeler Herz-Jesu-Kirche from 1919: Architect Ernst von Rudloff , inaugurated on October 23, 1966, building made of brick cubes in the early 1990s completely encased in steel slats due to persistent moisture problems, profaned in 2005; In 2015 there are plans to convert the interior into apartments
St. Joseph		VII 46 Horst 51 ° 26 '14.1 "  N , 7 ° 6' 5.8"  E	1885-1887, 1900-1903	Parish of St. Laurentius	Parish church	three-aisled neo-Gothic building made of Ruhr sandstone ; Inaugurated on June 7, 1887, addition of the sacristy, tower and transept until 1903, since 1989 a listed building
Holy Trinity (branch church in Bergmannsfeld)		VII 46 (Horst-) Eiberg 51 ° 26 '38.6 "  N , 7 ° 7' 3.4"  E	1957-1958	Sponsoring association for the Franz Sales House in Essen	repurposed	Architects: Fritz Freundlieb and Ludger Kösters; Laying of the foundation stone on June 20, 1957, consecration on July 12, 1958 by Bishop Hengsbach , became a dormitory for 20 mentally handicapped people after renovation in 2009/2010 (branch of the Franz Sales House )
Collegiate church of the Fürstin-Franziska-Christine-Stiftung		VII 34 Steele 51 ° 27 '0.6 "  N , 7 ° 4' 22.4"  O	1764-1770	Fürstin-Franziska- Christine-Stiftung	House church	Inaugurated on August 28, 1770 by Abbot Anselm Sonius von Werden (1757–1774).
St. Lambertus		II 12 Rellinghausen 51 ° 25 '33.1 "  N , 7 ° 2' 22.8"  E	1826-1829	Parish of St. Lambertus	Parish church	former collegiate church of the Essen subsidiary Rellinghausen; first church building around 750; today's classicist building erected between 1826 and 1829 replaces one built in the 11th and 12th. Romanesque pillar basilica with three aisles built in the 17th century and laid down in 1822; 1634 renamed from St. Jakob to St. Lambertus; Architects: Otto von Gloeden , Karl Friedrich Schinkel ; Inauguration in 1852; Burned out in the Second World War, consecrated again in 1949, listed since 1985
St. Theresa		II 14 Stadtwald 51 ° 25 ′ 8.8 ″  N , 7 ° 1 ′ 36.7 ″  E	1955-1958	Parish of St. Lambertus	Branch church	Stands on the site of the former Levering-Hof, a lease of the Rellinghausen Abbey, which was first mentioned in 1361. Consecrated on October 11, 1958 by Bishop Franz Hengsbach . Architect: BDA Carl Lütge. Church window by Helmut Lang. Closure and (partial) demolition of the church are planned.
St. Anne's Chapel		II 12 Rellinghausen 51 ° 25 '46.7 "  N , 7 ° 2' 50.3"  E	1701	Parish of St. Lambertus	chapel	Baroque chapel, built in the Rellinghauser collegiate church instead of a wooden atonement chapel built in 1516 for a host robbery; Renovated in 1841/43 and 1974/78, the Annenfest takes place every July 26th since the host was robbed., Since 1985 a listed building
St. Peter Canisius		II 12 Rellinghausen 51 ° 25 ′ 37 ″  N , 7 ° 2 ′ 44 ″  E	1926		laid down	Erected by the reconstruction of a screw factory by the Jesuit father Paul Jungblut (1890–1951), consecrated by Cardinal Karl Joseph Schulte on April 27, 1926, named after the saint and church teacher Petrus Canisius , as the rectorate church it was under the parish of St. Lambertus; 1928 departure of Father Jungblut from the Jesuit order; 1932 church closure because Jungblut did not want to submit to St. Lambertus and Holy Mass was withdrawn from him by the Archdiocese of Cologne; After 1945 the Canisius Church served for a few years as an emergency church for the destroyed Lambertus Church.
St. Hubertus		II 13 Bergerhausen 51 ° 26 '19.7 "  N , 7 ° 1' 50.3"  E	1912-1914	Parish of St. Lambertus	Parish church	Parish of St. Hubertus and Raphael; in the form of a basilica, architect: Josef Kleesattel , a listed building since 1986
St. Raphael		II 13 Bergerhausen 51 ° 26 '18.4 "  N , 7 ° 2' 33.2"  E	1964-1965		laid down	last fair in February 2009, profaned, demolished in 2012, now residential buildings
St. Ludgerus		II 10 Rüttenscheid 51 ° 25 ′ 57.7 ″  N , 7 ° 0 ′ 12 ″  E	1890, 1950	Parish of St. Lambertus	Parish church	St. Ludgerus and Martin parish, rebuilt until 1950 after being destroyed in the war; Previous building: Inaugurated in 1890, extensively expanded in 1932/1933
St. Martin		II 10 Rüttenscheid 51 ° 25 ′ 28.6 ″  N , 7 ° 0 ′ 9.4 ″  E	1967		repurposed	first cath. Church in Essen, which was rededicated; Closed on June 4, 2006 by Auxiliary Bishop Franz Vorrath , converted into a nursing and old people's home, including a St. Martin chapel
Infirmary		II 10 Rüttenscheid 51 ° 26 ′ 4 ″  N , 7 ° 0 ′ 18.2 ″  E	approx. 1426-1445		Adoration Church	Until 1726 the chapel belonged to a ward for lepers, at that time it was about 1 km from the Kettwiger Tor in the forest. Between 1886 and 1890 it served the Catholic Church. Congregation as emergency church, later profane purposes; In the Second World War it was badly damaged in 1950/1951 on the initiative of the Catholic. Association of academics restored, listed since 1985
St. Andrew		II 10 Rüttenscheid 51 ° 26 ′ 15 ″  N , 7 ° 0 ′ 44.5 ″  E	1954-1957	Parish of St. Lambertus	Parish church	Brick hall church listed as a listed building since 1995, architect: Rudolf Schwarz , previous building: destroyed in the same place during World War II
Altenhof Chapel		II 10 Rüttenscheid 51 ° 25 ′ 34.5 ″  N , 7 ° 0 ′ 34.6 ″  E	1900	Alfried Krupp von Bohlen and Halbach Foundation	House church	Church of the Alfried Krupp Hospital ; formerly cath. Chapel of Altenhof I based on plans by Robert Schmohl ; inaugurated on October 25, 1900 in the presence of Wilhelm II and Auguste Viktoria ; After war damage in 1952, more simply repaired, since 1985 a listed building
Heart of jesus		VIII 48 Burgaltendorf 51 ° 24 ′ 53.8 ″  N , 7 ° 6 ′ 52.4 ″  E	1898-1900	Parish of St. Josef Ruhr Peninsula	Parish church	three-aisled basilica made of Ruhr sandstone in Romanesque style, foundation stone laid August 20, 1898, renovated several times, under monument protection since 1990, originally parish church, parish church since November 2013
St. Mary's Birth		VIII 32 Kupferdreh-Dilldorf 51 ° 23 ′ 4.3 ″  N , 7 ° 4 ′ 59.9 ″  E	1876-1879, 1886-1887	Parish of St. Josef Ruhr Peninsula	Parish church	Built from Ruhr sandstone , laying of the foundation stone: October 18, 1876, consecration : September 8, 1879 by Auxiliary Bishop Fischer , a listed building since 1989, houses a branch of the Discalced Carmelites , church of the parish of St. Josef Kupferdreh, will be closed in the 2020s
St. Barbara		VIII 33 Byfang 51 ° 24 ′ 21.2 "  N , 7 ° 5 ′ 59.5"  E	1928-1929	Parish of St. Josef Ruhr Peninsula	Branch church	Facades made of Ruhr sandstone , opened on August 12, 1929, church of the community of St. Josef Kupferdreh
St. Joseph		VIII 32 copper rotation 51 ° 23 ′ 31.7 ″  N , 7 ° 5 ′ 6 ″  E	1902-1904	Parish of St. Josef Ruhr Peninsula	laid down	Laying of the foundation stone: April 13, 1902; Consecration: May 6, 1904; Community architect Heinrich Wassermann designed the church and rectory free of charge; 1957/1958 Extension of a new choir, profaned with effect from November 24, 2013 due to dilapidation and abandoned in December 2015.
St. Suitbert		VIII 44 Überruhr-Holthausen 51 ° 25 ′ 17.4 ″  N , 7 ° 5 ′ 0.2 ″  E	1964-1966	Parish of St. Josef Ruhr Peninsula	Parish church	is considered the most modern church building in Essen, consecration in April 1966, architect: Josef Lehmbrock
St. Mary Visitation		VIII 43 Überruhr-Hinsel 51 ° 25 ′ 45.9 ″  N , 7 ° 4 ′ 31.4 ″  E	1873-1874		laid down	neo-Gothic church building; first groundbreaking on March 12, 1873; Laying of the foundation stone May 18, 1873; Completed May 14, 1874; Consecration by Cardinal Krementz on September 3, 1892; last mass on July 1, 1967; abandoned due to dilapidation in 1969, tower blown up on February 21, 1969.
St. Mary's Visitation		VIII 43 Überruhr-Hinsel 51 ° 25 ′ 45.2 ″  N , 7 ° 4 ′ 27.8 ″  E	1965-1967	Parish of St. Josef Ruhr Peninsula	Branch church	replaces the previous building from 1874 in the Hinseler Hof; it will be closed in the 2020s
Chapel of Peace of the Holy Eucharist		VIII 48 Burgaltendorf 51 ° 25 ′ 36 ″  N , 7 ° 5 ′ 18.2 ″  E	1961	Parish of St. Josef Ruhr Peninsula	chapel	Groundbreaking: January 31, 1960, laying of the foundation stone: April 18, 1960, topping-out ceremony: October 3, 1960, inauguration: May 28, 1961 Every May 1, surrounding communities march in a star procession to the Peace Chapel for mass.
St. George		VIII 31 Heisingen 51 ° 24 ′ 14 ″  N , 7 ° 3 ′ 54 ″  E	1879-1881	Parish of St. Josef Ruhr Peninsula	Parish church	neo-Gothic style, furnishings designed by Heinrich Gerhard Bücker
St. Ludgerus		IX 29 will be 51 ° 23 ′ 16.8 ″  N , 7 ° 0 ′ 16.9 ″  E	799	Propsteigemeinde St. Ludgerus / State of North Rhine-Westphalia	Parish church	former abbey church, minor basilica
St. Lucius		IX 29 will be 51 ° 23 ′ 34 ″  N , 7 ° 0 ′ 4 ″  E	995	Propsteigemeinde St. Ludgerus	Branch church	several construction phases; is considered the oldest preserved parish church north of the Alps; under monument protection since 1985
St. Salvator Church		IX 29 will be 51 ° 23 ′ 16.7 ″  N , 7 ° 0 ′ 16.9 ″  E	Early 9th century		destroyed	was located with the Peterskirche at the site of today's St. Ludgerus Church , was mentioned in a document in 812 and destroyed by fires in 1119 and 1256, desertification has been a ground monument since 1995
Peterskirche		IX 29 will be 51 ° 23 ′ 16.9 ″  N , 7 ° 0 ′ 16.9 ″  E	1940s 10th century		destroyed	was located with the St. Salvatorkirche on the site of today's St. Ludgerus Church , desertification has been a soil monument since 1995
St. Clement		IX 29 will be 51 ° 22 ′ 59.2 ″  N , 7 ° 0 ′ 21.7 ″  E	957		laid down	consecrated on May 1, 957 by Archbishop Bruno of Cologne , laid down in November 1817, was located within a ring wall from the 9th-11th centuries. Century, today ground monument
St. Nicholas Chapel		IX 29 will be 51 ° 23 ′ 18.1 ″  N , 7 ° 0 ′ 14.2 ″  E	1st half of the 11th century		laid down	Remnants of the foundations of the church under today's Abteistraße (B 224), consecrated on October 5, 1047 by Archbishop Hermann II (Cologne) , have been a ground monument since 1994. Layed down in 1806.
To the Sorrowful Mother Mary		IX 42 Fish sheet 51 ° 22 ′ 55.6 ″  N , 7 ° 2 ′ 34.1 ″  E	1926-1927	Propsteigemeinde St. Ludgerus	another church	Architect: Heinz Tonscheidt; Laying of the foundation stone: September 16, 1926; Inauguration: November 13, 1927; Reconstruction after destruction in the war: 1948–1952; Originally a branch church as a branch of St. Ludgerus. Parishioners now run the church on their own, no more financial support from the diocese of Essen.
St. Mark		IX 26 Bredeney 51 ° 24 ′ 49.9 "  N , 6 ° 59 ′ 44.3"  E	1880-1883	Propsteigemeinde St. Ludgerus	Parish church	Consecration: October 20, 1894 by Auxiliary Bishop Schmitz , 1932 addition of the bell tower, modified after 1945; Previous building: St. Markus Chapel
St. Mark's Chapel		IX 26 Bredeney 51 ° 24 ′ 47 "  N , 6 ° 59 ′ 47.4"  E	1036		laid down	1036 by Gerold Graf von Limburg (1031–1050), Abbot Elect of Werden, built in honor of the Trinity, expanded in the 14th century, laid down in 1803. The St. Mark's Cross is still a meeting place for processions today.
Mary Magdalene of Baldeney		IX 26 Bredeney 51 ° 24 ′ 29.5 "  N , 7 ° 1 ′ 25.1"  E	1337	Propsteigemeinde St. Ludgerus	chapel	built from Ruhr sandstone ; Founded in 1337 by Theodor von Leythe and consecrated to Saint Magdalena ; belongs as a castle chapel to Baldeney Castle , the former seat of a ministerial of the Werden Abbey; today's appearance goes back to renovations in the 16th century; 1802 to Prussia , who left the chapel to the Schirp family as owners of the Baldeney family in 1819; The interior decoration dates from the year 1821 after it was rededicated, after restoration in August 1994 it was released again for services (of both denominations) and looked after by the parish of St. Markus
Klusenkapelle St. Aegidius		IX 26 Bredeney 51 ° 24 '46.7 "  N , 7 ° 1' 0.5"  E	before 1300		chapel	First mentioned in a document in 1359, but a chapel already consecrated here in 1036, saved from ruin from 1777–1779 by Alois Joseph Wilhelm Brockhoff, the canon and official of the Essen monastery, since then an annual procession on Aegidia Day , originally a chapel for a hermitage (Kluse) and leper station , listed since 1985
Christ King		III 28 Braid 51 ° 25 ′ 10.1 ″  N , 6 ° 58 ′ 7 ″  E	1977	Parish of St. Ludgerus	Parish church	consecrated on August 21, 1977 by Franz Hengsbach , architect: Ernst A. Burgharts; Previous building: Foundation stone laid May 5, 1929, inauguration October 27, 1929
St. Mary Queen		III 28 plait of hair 51 ° 24 '42.4 "  N , 6 ° 57' 2.2"  O	1962	Propsteigemeinde St. Ludgerus	laid down	originally a branch church of Christ the King, blessing on March 25, 1962, last service on December 31, 2012; It was demolished in early 2017
St. camomile		IX 30 Heidhausen 51 ° 22 ′ 25.5 "  N , 7 ° 1 ′ 4"  E	1900-1901	Propsteigemeinde St. Ludgerus	Parish church	Erected by Kamillians , forms the hospital chapel of the Kamillushaus (now an addiction clinic) designed by the architect Peter Aßheuer
Ascension of Christ		IX 42 Fish sheets 51 ° 23 ′ 25.8 ″  N , 7 ° 1 ′ 25 ″  E	1964	Propsteigemeinde St. Ludgerus	another church	Foundation stone laid in May 1963, new building by Felix König; The Church of the Ascension of Christ that still exists was built in 1952 and due to lively construction activity in the district already too small in the 1960s, the end of the church is being discussed in 2017.
Monastery church of the Schuir monastery		IX 27 Schuir 51 ° 23 ′ 43.2 "  N , 6 ° 57 ′ 20"  E	1934-1936	Sisters of Mercy of St. Elisabeth	repurposed	Monastery (mother house) of the Sisters of Mercy of St. Elisabeth , founded in 1843, ran the first hospital in Essen from 1844, the Elisabeth Hospital . The nuns left the monastery in 2016 and moved to the Emmaus Abbey Senior Citizens' Foundation in Essen-Schönebeck. The monastery was rebuilt to accommodate around 500 refugees.
St. Mary		V 40 Karnap 51 ° 31 ′ 30.5 ″  N , 7 ° 0 ′ 35.6 ″  E	1962-1963	Parish of St. Hippolytus, Gelsenkirchen-Horst	Branch church	Architect: Hans Schilling ; since September 2007 part of the Gelsenkirchen parish of St. Hippolytus, which was formed from five independent parishes; last service took place on February 10, 2019, after which the church closed
St. Altfrid		IX 49 Kettwig-Laupendahl 51 ° 21 ′ 9.2 ″  N , 6 ° 56 ′ 50.6 ″  E	1977-1988	Diocese of Essen	House church	Church of the youth education center of the diocese of Essen, first service in December 1978, consecration on October 31, 1981 by Bishop Franz Hengsbach . The JBS complex originally built by the industrialist Friedrich Flick in the 1920s, was donated to Bishop Hengsbach after the Second World War
St. Peter		IX 49 Kettwig-Altstadt 51 ° 21 ′ 52.4 ″  N , 6 ° 56 ′ 6 ″  E	1826-1830	Parish of St. Peter and Laurentius	Parish church	classicist flat-roofed building; Architects: Otto von Gloeden , Adolph von Vagedes , Karl Friedrich Schinkel ; consecrated in 1830; baroque tower was added in 1886; 1975/1976 fundamentally renovated; Baroque high altar from the abolished Katharinenkloster in Gerresheim
St. Josef, called St. Josef in front of the bridge		IX 49 Kettwig-in front of the bridge 51 ° 21 ′ 20.9 ″  N , 6 ° 55 ′ 50.7 ″  E	1934-1937	Parish of St. Peter and Laurentius	Branch church	Architect: Emil Jung ; Laying of the foundation stone: August 5, 1934, inauguration: April 4, 1937
St. Matthias		IX 49 Kettwig-Auf der Höhe 51 ° 22 ′ 29.6 ″  N , 6 ° 56 ′ 25.3 ″  E	1976	Parish of St. Peter and Laurentius	Branch church	Consecration on July 2nd, 1977 by Hubert Luthe Architect: Gottfried Böhm
Chapel Maria im Maien		IX 49 Kettwig-Pierburg 51 ° 22 ′ 47.6 ″  N , 6 ° 57 ′ 5.1 ″  E	1931-1932	Parish of St. Peter and Laurentius	chapel	Pilgrimage and wedding chapel, place of worship for Pierburg and Auf der Höhe until 1977; Architect: Emil Jung

Apostolic Churches

Apostolic Community

Surname	image	district	Establishment	carrier	Remarks
Apostolic Congregation Essen-Borbeck		Borbeck-Mitte Armstrasse 14		Apostolic Community
Apostolic Congregation Essen-Mitte		Holsterhausen 51 ° 27 ′ 0.9 ″  N , 6 ° 59 ′ 11.6 ″  E	1963	Apostolic Community
Apostolic Congregation Essen-Kray		Kray 51 ° 28 ′ 3.4 "  N , 7 ° 4 ′ 52"  E		Apostolic Community	Community closed in 2019

Catholic Apostolic Congregations

Surname	image	district	Establishment	carrier	Remarks
Catholic Apostolic Congregation		Holsterhausen 51 ° 26 ′ 29.8 "  N , 6 ° 59 ′ 56.8"  E		Catholic Apostolic Congregations

New Apostolic Churches

The abbreviation NAK is used for the New Apostolic Church in Germany. The 20 parishes in the city of Essen belong to the District Church of North Rhine-Westphalia .

Surname	image	district	Establishment	carrier	Remarks
NAK Altenessen		Altenessen 51 ° 29 ′ 55.5 ″  N , 7 ° 0 ′ 11.2 ″  E	1957	New Apostolic Church North Rhine-Westphalia
NAK Borbeck		Borbeck 51 ° 28 '28.3 "  N , 6 ° 57' 14.9"  E	1951	New Apostolic Church North Rhine-Westphalia
NAK Burgaltendorf		Burgaltendorf 51 ° 25 ′ 16.5 ″  N , 7 ° 6 ′ 57.9 ″  E	1960–1962	New Apostolic Church North Rhine-Westphalia	Closed since around 2013.
NAK Freisenbruch		Free bar break 51 ° 27 '23.8 "  N , 7 ° 6' 27.3"  O	1967	New Apostolic Church North Rhine-Westphalia
NAK Frintrop		Frintrop 51 ° 29 '0.1 "  N , 6 ° 54' 5.1"  O	1977	New Apostolic Church North Rhine-Westphalia
NAK Frohnhausen		Frohnhausen 51 ° 26 ′ 44.5 ″  N , 6 ° 58 ′ 0 ″  E		New Apostolic Church North Rhine-Westphalia
NAK Heisingen		Heisingen	1964	New Apostolic Church North Rhine-Westphalia	Closed since 2008
NAK Karnap		Karnap	1967	New Apostolic Church North Rhine-Westphalia	Closed since around 2013.
NAK Katernberg		Katernberg	1970	New Apostolic Church North Rhine-Westphalia	converted, daycare facility since December 2012
NAK Kettwig		Kettwig	1953	New Apostolic Church North Rhine-Westphalia	converted, residential building since 2012
NAK Kray		Kray 51 ° 28 ′ 1.6 "  N , 7 ° 4 ′ 34.8"  E	1965	New Apostolic Church North Rhine-Westphalia	Closed since August 2011, is used as a rehearsal room by the Essen men's vocal ensemble .
NAK copper turning		Copper turning	1954	New Apostolic Church North Rhine-Westphalia
NAK Northeast		North quarter	1975	New Apostolic Church North Rhine-Westphalia
NAK Rellinghausen		Rellinghausen	1927-1928	New Apostolic Church North Rhine-Westphalia
NAK Rüttenscheid		Rüttenscheid 51 ° 25 '58.8 "  N , 7 ° 0' 34.2"  E		New Apostolic Church North Rhine-Westphalia
NAK Schönebeck		Schönebeck	1951	New Apostolic Church North Rhine-Westphalia	closed
NAK Schonnebeck		Schonnebeck 51 ° 29 '31.7 "  N , 7 ° 3' 16.7"  E	1970	New Apostolic Church North Rhine-Westphalia
NAK Steele		Steele	1979	New Apostolic Church North Rhine-Westphalia
NAK Überruhr		Overturn 51 ° 25 '24.2 "  N , 7 ° 5' 10.5"  O	1959	New Apostolic Church North Rhine-Westphalia
Be NAK		Fish sheet 51 ° 23 ′ 18.6 ″  N , 7 ° 1 ′ 21 ″  E	1968	New Apostolic Church North Rhine-Westphalia	The congregation existed since 1908, the church closed since 2008

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Surname	image	district	Establishment	carrier	Remarks
Church of Jesus Christ		Bredeney 51 ° 25 ′ 6.4 "  N , 6 ° 59 ′ 44.6"  E		Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Jehovah's Witness

Surname	image	district	Establishment	carrier	Remarks
Kingdom Hall Altenessen		Elderly food		Jehovah's Witnesses	The building serves as a place of worship for three congregations.
Kingdom Hall Frohnhausen		Frohnhausen 51 ° 26 '38.8 "  N , 6 ° 58' 44"  E		Jehovah's Witnesses	The building serves as a place of worship for three congregations.
Kingdom Hall Rüttenscheid		Rüttenscheid		Jehovah's Witnesses	The building on Sabinastrasse has two worship rooms.
Kingdom Hall of Steele		Steele 51 ° 26 '39.7 "  N , 7 ° 5' 23.6"  E	1995	Jehovah's Witnesses	There is a Kingdom Hall in Steele: on Bochumer Landstrasse (illustration, built in 1995 using rapid construction).

Synagogues

Surname	image	district	Establishment	carrier	status	Remarks
First synagogue in Essen		City center	before 1683		nothing left	Essen's first synagogue was mentioned in a council minutes in 1683. It was in Im Zwölfling , formerly Untere Bergstrasse .
Second synagogue in Essen		City center 51 ° 27 ′ 29.2 ″  N , 7 ° 0 ′ 33.1 ″  E	1808		nothing left	Property on 2nd Weberstraße (today Gerswidastraße) bought in 1805 by the Jewish community of around 100, the synagogue inaugurated in 1808, apart from the floor plan, nothing is known of the architecture
Third synagogue in Essen		City center 51 ° 27 ′ 29.2 ″  N , 7 ° 0 ′ 33.1 ″  E	1868-1870		laid down	Built on the site of the Second Synagogue by the now 600-strong Jewish community, inaugurated in 1879, building with two towers and oriental influences, used as a place of worship until the Old Synagogue was completed in 1912, laid down in 1937 after profane use
Old synagogue		City center 51 ° 27 ′ 23 ″  N , 7 ° 1 ′ 0 ″  E	1911-1913	City of Essen	repurposed	Inauguration on September 25, 1913; Architect: Edmund Körner - Not used as a synagogue since the war, the House of Jewish Culture was established; The building has been a listed building since 1985
New synagogue		Southeast Quarter 51 ° 26 ′ 50.5 "  N , 7 ° 1 ′ 29.6"  E	1958-1959	Jewish community in Essen	Community center	Synagogue and parish hall on the site of a youth home built in 1932 and destroyed in the pogrom night of 1938; Opened by the Jewish Community of Essen on October 21, 1959; Architects: Dieter Knoblauch and Heinz Heise
Synagogue (Steele)		Steele 51 ° 26 ′ 55 "  N , 7 ° 4 ′ 38.6"  E	1883		destroyed	Consecrated on September 14, 1883, destroyed in the pogrom night of 1938, then laid down; The location was at Isinger Tor 4 / Ahestrasse

Mosques

Surname	image	district	Establishment	carrier	Remarks
DITIB central mosque		Altendorf 51 ° 27 '23 "  N , 6 ° 57' 57.5"  E	2008–	Mosque association; Umbrella organization DITIB	currently under construction; Domed building with prayer room and minaret; is created by converting a former shoe warehouse
Fatih mosque		Katernberg 51 ° 30 '18.7 "  N , 7 ° 2' 55.5"  E	1997-2002	Mosque association; Umbrella organization DITIB	Domed building with prayer room, gallery and minaret; Start of construction: November 2nd, 1997
Salahu d-Dîn Mosque		Altenessen-Nord 51 ° 30 ′ 0.1 ″  N , 6 ° 59 ′ 56 ″  E	2011-2019	Arab Salahu d-Din community	Mosque with community center, community founded in the 1990s by Kurdish and Lebanese refugees, 384 prayer places, construction costs of around 2.5 million euros financed by individual donations

See also

• List of sacred buildings in North Rhine-Westphalia
• List of cemeteries in Essen

literature

• Rüdiger Jordan: Of capitals, pulpits and baptismal fonts. An exciting guide to 67 churches and monasteries in the Ruhr Valley. Klartext, Essen 2006, ISBN 3-89861-436-0 , p. 118 ff.
• Heinz Dohmen & Eckhard Sons: Churches, chapels, synagogues in Essen. Nobel, Essen 1998, ISBN 3-922785-52-2
• Hugo Rieth: Essen chapels. Stories and legends. Of saints and host robbers. Nobel, Essen 1997, ISBN 3-922785-36-0

Web links

Commons : Essen sacred buildings  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Footnotes

1. ↑ Excerpt from the list of monuments of the city of Essen, Marktkirche (PDF; 349 kB); Retrieved January 5, 2017
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u} Werner Franzen: Places of worship in change. (PDF (1.73 MB)) In: Evangelical Church Building in the Rhineland 1860–1914. Gerhard Mercator University Duisburg, accessed on April 28, 2015 (dissertation). 
3. ↑ Excerpt from the list of monuments of the city of Essen, Kreuzeskirche (PDF; 559 kB); Retrieved January 5, 2017
4. ↑ https://www.nrz.de/staedte/essen/borbeck-und-west/kinderlachen-fuellt-ab-herbst-die-lutherkirche-in-frohnhausen-id229118904.html
5. ↑ Excerpt from the list of monuments of the city of Essen, Ev. Essen-Werden Church (PDF; 651 kB); Retrieved January 5, 2017
6. ↑ About the work of Ev. Kulturbüros Ruhr 2010, page 5, May 16, 2008 - PDF file (500KB) ; sighted on February 26, 2014
7. ^ Evangelical Church of Karnap ; accessed on May 23, 2019
8. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o} Heinz Dohmen; Eckhard Sons: Churches, chapels, synagogues in Essen . Ed .: Norbert Beleke . Nobel, Essen 1998, ISBN 3-922785-52-2 .
9. ^ Peer Zietz: Franz Heinrich Schwechten. An architect between historicism and modernity. Stuttgart, 1999. ISBN 3-930698-72-2
10. ↑ Excerpt from the list of monuments of the city of Essen, Church of the Resurrection ; Retrieved January 5, 2017
11. ↑ Excerpt from the list of monuments of the city of Essen, Neue Pauluskirche ; Retrieved January 5, 2017
12. ^ Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung of March 1, 2008, local section
13. ↑ Over 125 years of church building history in Essen-West. Ev. Essen-Frohnhausen Church, accessed on February 26, 2014 . 
14. ↑ Brochure: 90 Years of Community History in Frohnhausen
15. ↑ Bergerhausen parish, history ; accessed on September 30, 2016
16. ↑ Ev. Church in Essen: history of the Zionskirche ; sighted on February 26, 2014
17. ↑ Excerpt from the list of monuments of the city of Essen, Stephanuskirche (PDF; 587 kB); Retrieved January 5, 2017
18. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j} Memorial plaque on the object
19. ↑ Ev. Kettwig parish - history of the church on the market ; sighted on April 25, 2012
20. ↑ history circle Stoppenberg ; sighted on April 25, 2012
21. ↑ ekir.de: Divine service for the dedication of the church on Erlenkampsweg ( memento of the original from June 24, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ; accessed on June 24, 2018 
22. ↑ Ev. Thomas parish has to give up the church Auf'm Böntchen ; In: Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung of July 4, 2018, accessed on July 5, 2018
23. ^ BDA district group Essen (ed.): Architecture guide Essen. Essen, 1983. ISBN 3-924014-00-0
24. ↑ Excerpt from the list of monuments of the city of Essen, Am Brandenbusch Church (PDF; 969 kB); Retrieved January 5, 2017
25. ↑ Congregational Letter No. 4, p. 28. (PDF) (No longer available online.) Bredeney Church, 2005, formerly in the original ; accessed in 2010 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  
26. ↑ Homepage of the Jesus-Lives-Church, History ( Memento of the original from May 22, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ; sighted on April 25, 2012 
27. ↑ Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung of December 20, 2014: Rustic oak guarantees the right bell sound
28. ↑ ^{a b} excerpt from the list of monuments of the city of Essen ; accessed on December 19, 2019
29. ↑ Ev. Essen-Frohnhausen Church Over 125 years of church building history in Essen-West ( Memento from July 26, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
30. ^ ^{A b c} Erwin Dickhoff: Essen streets . Ed .: City of Essen - Historical Association for City and Monastery of Essen. Klartext-Verlag, Essen 2015, ISBN 978-3-8375-1231-1 .
31. ↑ Ev. Essen-Frohnhausen Church Over 125 years of church building history in Essen-West ( Memento from July 26, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
32. ↑ Excerpt from Essen's list of monuments, Christ Church (PDF; 684 kB); Retrieved January 5, 2017
33. ↑ Excerpt from the list of monuments of the city of Essen, Kupferdreh cemetery chapel (PDF; 431 kB); Retrieved January 5, 2017
34. ^ Hugo Rieth: Essen in old views, Volume 1 . 3. Edition. Zaltbommel, Netherlands 1978.
35. ^ Homepage of the Evangelical Free Church Community of Essen-Schonnebeck ; sighted on April 25, 2012
36. ^ Otto Bartning Working Group on Church Building ; sighted on April 25, 2012
37. ↑ Tony Kellen: The industrial city of Essen in words and pictures. History and description of the city of Essen. At the same time a guide through Essen and the surrounding area. Publisher = Fredebeul & Koenen . Essen 1902.
38. ↑ Norbert Ahmann: Barbarakirche: property sold, demolition approaching ; In: Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung from July 20, 2018
39. ↑ ^{a b} Reform City-Pfarrei, press release. (No longer available online.) Kath. Stadtkirche Essen, 2010, formerly in the original ; accessed in 2010 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  
40. ^ The church tower of St. Marien remains in the Segeroth district ; in: IKZ-online.de ( Funke-Mediengruppe ) from November 22, 2017
41. ↑ Excerpt from the list of monuments of the city of Essen, St. Peter (PDF; 440 kB); Retrieved January 5, 2017
42. ^ History. Franciscan Congregation Heilig Kreuz, 2010, accessed on November 11, 2012 . 
43. ↑ Brochure on the 100th anniversary of the St. Michael Church at the Water Tower, published by the Catholic Parish of St. Michael Sept. 2004
44. ↑ Derwesten.de of November 20, 2013: Church tower of St. Ignatius in Essen-Holsterhausen is demolished ; Retrieved November 20, 2013
45. ↑ What is the Essen ChorForum? ChorForum Essen eV, accessed on February 25, 2018 . 
46. ↑ Tony Kellen: The industrial city of Essen in words and pictures. History and description of the city of Essen. At the same time a guide through Essen and the surrounding area. Publisher = Fredebeul & Koenen . Essen 1902, p. 145 .
47. ^ T. Kellen: The industrial city of Essen in words and pictures. History and description of the city of Essen. At the same time a guide through food and the surrounding area. Fredebeul & Koenen, Essen 1902.
48. ^ Wilhelm Lucke: St. Josephskirche Essen-Altstadt, your becoming-work-offense. In: Das Münster am Hellweg, bulletin of the Association for the Preservation of the Essen Minster (Münsterbauverein e.V.), issue 7/1957, p. 85
49. ↑ St. Gertrud Boats May-November 2012
50. ^ Church of the Elisabeth Hospital on the homepage of the Elisabeth Hospital ; sighted on April 28, 2015
51. ↑ Pictograms The Church of St. Antonius. (No longer available online.) St. Antonius Congregation, 2010, formerly in the original ; accessed in 2010 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  
52. ↑ Festschrift 100 Years of St. Antonius , 1982
53. ^ History of the parish of St. Mary's Birth. (No longer available online.) Parish St. Antonius, 2010, formerly in the original ; accessed in 2010 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  
54. ↑ Lighthouse.de , viewed on June 18, 2016
55. ^ Gerhard Reinhold: Otto bells. Family and company history of the Otto bell foundry dynasty . Self-published, Essen 2019, ISBN 978-3-00-063109-2 , p. 588, in particular pages 278, 279, 515 .
56. ↑ Gerhard Reinhold: Church bells - Christian world cultural heritage, illustrated using the example of the bell founder Otto, Hemelingen / Bremen . Nijmegen / NL 2019, p. 556, especially p. 249, 250,480 , urn : nbn: nl: ui: 22-2066 / 204770 (PhD thesis at Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen).
57. ↑ bells. Parish of St. Antonius, accessed on December 20, 2019 . 
58. ^ History of the parish of St. Mary's Birth. (No longer available online.) Parish St. Antonius, 2010, formerly in the original ; accessed in 2010 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  
59. ^ History of the parish of St. Augustine. (No longer available online.) Parish St. Antonius, 2010, formerly in the original ; accessed in 2010 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  
60. ↑ Rüdiger Hagenbucher: LVR takes over St. Augustinus Church in Essen-Frohnhausen . In: New Ruhr newspaper . Essen September 20, 2019 ( nrz.de ).
61. ↑ Excerpt from the Essen list of monuments: Church of St. Mary's Assumption (PDF; 804 kB); Retrieved January 5, 2017
62. ^ History. (No longer available online.) Convent Essen-Altendorf, 2010, formerly in the original ; accessed in 2010 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  
63. ↑ St. Anna, the days are numbered , in Lokalkompass of June 10, 2015 ; accessed on June 23, 2015
64. ↑ Internet presence of the St. Elisabeth Church ; sighted on April 25, 2012
65. ↑ Parish of St. Dionysius: History of the parish church  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ; sighted on April 25, 2012  
66. ↑ DerWesten.de of June 3, 2014: Church in Essen torn down ; Retrieved June 11, 2014
67. ↑ Kulturhistorischer Verein Borbeck e. V .: Borbeck Articles Volume 34, No. 3/2018
68. ↑ Excerpt from the Essen list of monuments (PDF; 397 kB); Retrieved January 5, 2017
69. ↑ ^{a b c d} vote of the parish of St. Dionysius. Retrieved September 29, 2018 . 
70. ↑ ^{a b} Rüdiger Hagenbucher: The story of St. Maria Rosenkranz began in the sheepfold; In: Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung from September 19, 2018
71. ↑ ^{a b} That was the year 1958; In: Borbecker Nachrichten annual review , New Year 1959
72. ↑ Community history of the citizens and traffic association Dellwig / Gerschede ( Memento of the original from July 18, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
73. ↑ Excerpt from the list of monuments of the city of Essen: Church of St. Michael (PDF; 468 kB); Retrieved January 5, 2017
74. ↑ Peter Heidutzek: Parish Church of St. Bernard in Essen-Dellwig (1956-2000) . In: Kultur-Historischer Verein Borbeck eV (Hrsg.): Borbeck contributions . 16th year, no. 2 . Essen-Borbeck, S. 68 ( khv-borbeck.de [PDF; accessed February 25, 2018]).
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77. ↑ The West: The end of the Catholic Church of St. Thomas More is approaching. Retrieved September 10, 2018 . 
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79. ↑ Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung v. January 7, 2008 and September 14, 2008 - After 100 years, farewell is approaching / Farewell for ever 100 years of the Sacred Heart ; sighted on July 6, 2015
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88. ^ Church of St. Anno. Parish of St. Nicholas, 2008, accessed January 6, 2013 . 
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90. ↑ Chronicle of the Holy Spirit Congregation. (No longer available online.) Holy Spirit Congregation, 2010, archived from the original on June 18, 2004 ; accessed in 2010 . 
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93. ↑ Steeler Archive e. V.
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97. ↑ ^{a b} Dissertation on the Bochum architect Johann Carl Pinnekamp (1872–1955), Technical University of Dortmund, November 2011
98. ^ Festschrift for the 100th anniversary of the parish of St. Joseph
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103. ↑ http://www.glasmalerei-ev.net/pages/b1004/b1004.shtml
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107. ↑ Excerpt from the list of monuments of the city of Essen, Herz-Jesu-Kirche (PDF; 620 kB); Retrieved January 5, 2017
108. ↑ ^{a b} Profanation of the parish church St. Josef (PDF; 28 kB); last viewed on February 25, 2014
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110. ↑ Excerpt from the list of monuments of the city of Essen, St. Mary's Birth (PDF; 756 kB); Retrieved January 5, 2017
111. ↑ ^{a b} Our two churches. (No longer available online.) Visitation of the Virgin Mary, 2010, formerly in the original ; accessed in 2010 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  
112. ↑ Werner Kramer: Überruhr and the Catholic parish of St. Maria Visitation . Thomas Sieberin printing company, Essen 2008.
113. ↑ Excerpt from the list of monuments of the city of Essen, St. Lucius Church (PDF; 366 kB); Retrieved January 5, 2017
114. ↑ ^{a b} ground monument Salvator- und Peterskirche ; Retrieved January 5, 2017
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120. ↑ District page of Haarzopf ( Memento of the original from April 13, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ; sighted on April 28, 2015 
121. ↑ Parish Info, page 22. (PDF) (No longer available online.) St. Ludgerus, March 17, 2008, formerly in the original ; accessed in 2010 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  
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125. ↑ WDR: Local Time Ruhr from August 8, 2016
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129. ^ ^{A b} parish of St. Peter and St. Laurentius ; last viewed on June 25, 2012
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131. ^ NAK NRW of February 1, 2013: Church becomes a day-care center ; Retrieved March 24, 2013
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