List of sacred buildings in Bochum

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The list of sacred buildings in Bochum includes churches sponsored by Christian denominations and other religious communities.

Catholic sacred buildings

Financial problems force the porters to close the church . Some of the Catholic churches have already been secularized and one has also been demolished. The Diocese of Essen has listed such buildings as "other churches" since 2005. At least 17 churches in Bochum are affected.

Surname image district Establishment carrier Remarks
Provost church of St. Peter and Paul
Bochum Probsteikirche.jpg
Bochum city center 1517-1547, 1872-1874 Diocese of Essen Parish church for the city center, Ehrenfeld, Hamme, Hordel, Hofstede, Riemke and Grumme districts
St. Joseph
St. Joseph Church Bochum.jpg
Bochum city center 1891-1892 Diocese of Essen Parish church for the Polish community
St. Meinolphus Mauritius
St Meinolphus-Mauritius.JPG
Bochum- Ehrenfeld 1908-1909, 1925-1926 Diocese of Essen Parish church
St. Anna
St Anna Church.JPG
Bochum-Castel Sant'Angelo 1929 Diocese of Essen Branch church of the parish of St. Meinolphus-Mauritius
St. Liborius
St Liborius.JPG
Bochum- Grumme 1890-1891 Diocese of Essen Parish Church of Sel. Nikolaus Groß-Gemeinde
Holy cross
Holy Cross.JPG
Bochum- Grumme 1909-1910 Diocese of Essen Parish church for the Croatian community Bochum / Hattingen
Sacred Heart of Jesus
Herz Jesu Hamme.JPG
Bochum- Hamme 1888-1911 Diocese of Essen Parish church
St. Nicholas of Flüe
St Nikolaus von Flüe.JPG
Bochum- Hofstede 1955-1956 Diocese of Essen Parish church
St. Barbara Chapel
St Barbara Chapel.JPG
Bochum- Hordel 1912, 1977 Diocese of Essen Branch church of the parish of St. Nikolaus von Flüe, not an independent church building
St. Francis
St Franziskus Riemke.JPG
Bochum- Riemke 1891-1892 Diocese of Essen Parish church
Christ the King Church
Christ-King.JPG
Bochum city center 1931-1932, 1957-1959 Diocese of Essen "Another church" in the parish of St. Peter and Paul, "culture station" of the diocese of Essen in 2010, since then used as an "art church" for exhibitions, also used for the services of the "over 30 church" in the provost church
St. Barbara
St Barbara.JPG
Bochum-Castel Sant'Angelo 1958-1959 Diocese of Essen “Another church” in the parish of St. Maria Magdalena, future uncertain
Holy Trinity
Holy Trinity.JPG
Bochum-Hamme 1925-1926 Diocese of Essen “Another Church”, decommissioned on August 17th. Future uncertain
St. Antonius Abbas
St Antonius.JPG
Bochum- Stahlhausen 1901-1902 Diocese of Essen “Another church” in the parish of St. Meinolphus-Mauritius .

Closed in 2008 and profaned in 2012. Conversion to a retirement home is planned while retaining the tower and parts of the nave.

Sacred Heart Church
Herz Jesu Hordel.JPG
Bochum Hordel 1927-1928 Diocese of Essen “Another Church”, decommissioned in November 2007, future uncertain
St. Mary
Parish church St. Marien in Bochum 02.jpg
Bochum city center 1868-1872, 1952-1953 Diocese of Essen “Another church”, profaned in 2002, since April 2013 conversion and expansion into the Bochum Music Center
Church of Our Lady (St. Mariae Rosenkranz)
Liebfrauen Altenbochum.JPG
Bochum- Altenbochum 1888-1890 Diocese of Essen Parish church for the districts of Bochum-Altenbochum, Laer, Harpen, Langendreer, Werne, Gerthe and Hiltrop
St. Elisabeth
St Elisabeth.JPG
Bochum- Gerthe 1912-1913 Diocese of Essen Parish church
Holy Spirit
Holy Spirit.JPG
Bochum- Harpen 1953-1954 Diocese of Essen Parish church
St. Boniface
St Boniface.JPG
Bochum- Langendreer 1912–1913, remodeling 1960–1961 Diocese of Essen Parish church
St. Mary
St Marien Langendreer.JPG
Bochum-Langendreer 1900–1902, new building 1950–1955 Diocese of Essen Parish church, tower of the destroyed old building integrated into the new building
St. Ludgerus
St Ludgerus.JPG
Bochum-Langendreer 1964-1966 Diocese of Essen Branch church
Sacred Heart Church
Herz Jesu Werne.JPG
Bochum- Werne 1909-1910 Diocese of Essen Parish church
Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi Church Bochum.jpg
Bochum-Laer 1912-1913, 1948, 1969/1970, 1977 Diocese of Essen “Another Church”, decommissioned on August 30, 2008, future uncertain
St. Joseph
St. Joseph Bochum Hiltrop Front.jpg
Bochum- Hiltrop 1960-1963, 1979 Diocese of Essen “Another Church”, decommissioned August 30, 2008, returned to service on September 26, 2010
St. Thomas More (demolished 2007)
St Thomas More.JPG
Bochum-Langendreer 1977-1988 Diocese of Essen “Another church”, profaned on March 12, 2006, demolished in 2007
St. Maximilian Kolbe
St. Maximilian Kolbe (Bochum-Kornharpen) .jpg
Bochum-Kornharpen 1976-1988 Diocese of Essen "Another church", decommissioned on August 30, 2008, partial demolition in 2012, integration of the western ship into the "Beguinage" residential project in 2013
St. Francis
St Franziskus Weitmar.JPG
Bochum- Weitmar 1883-1885 Diocese of Essen Parish church for the districts of Weitmar, Dahlhausen, Linden, Wiemelhausen, Querenburg, Hustadt and Steinkuhl
Holy Family (Homecoming Thank You Church)
Holy Family.jpg
Bochum-Weitmar 1958-1959 Diocese of Essen Branch church of St. Franziskus Weitmar
St. Engelbert
Catholic Church St Engelbert Bochum-Dahlhausen.jpg
Bochum- Oberdahlhausen 1902-1903, 1968-1969 Diocese of Essen Parish church
St. John Baptist
Catholic Church St. Johannes Bochum-Wiemelhausen.jpg
Bochum- Wiemelhausen 1886-1887, 1930-1932, 1969-1971 Diocese of Essen Parish church
Church of Our Lady
Catholic Church Liebfrauen Bochum-Linden.jpg
Bochum- Linden 1865-1866, 1901 Diocese of Essen Parish church
St. Paul
St Paulus.JPG
Bochum-Querenburg 1970-1972 Diocese of Essen Parish church
St. Martin
St Martin.JPG
Bochum-Querenburg 1972–1974, 1989 Diocese of Essen Branch church
St. Michael
Catholic Church St. Michael Bochum.jpg
Bochum-Dahlhausen 1925-1926 Diocese of Essen “Another church”. Used by the Romanian Orthodox community.
St. Augustine
St Augustine.JPG
Bochum-Querenburg 1972-1975 Diocese of Essen “Another church”, future uncertain, structural component of the ecumenical church center in the Uni-Center
Fourteen saints
Vierzehnheiligen.JPG
Bochum-Weitmar 1956-1957 Diocese of Essen “Another church”, the church was demolished in spring 2014
St. Albertus Magnus
Bochum Sankt Albertus Magnus Front.jpg
Bochum-Wiemelhausen 1962-1964, 1987 Diocese of Essen “Another church”, closed in November 2008, since the end of 2012 the seat of the “TheaterTotal”, which uses the former church as a performance venue
Provost church of St. Gertrude of Brabant
St Gertrud's Church WAT, Sept 2007.JPG
Wattenscheid -Mitte 1868-1872, 1895-1896, 1903, 1935-1936 Diocese of Essen Parish church for Wattenscheid
St. Joseph
St Joseph Wattenscheid-Heide.JPG
Wattenscheid Heath 1959-1961 Diocese of Essen Parish church, a listed building since 2005
Heart of Mary Church
Heart of Mary.JPG
Wattenscheid- Günnigfeld 1911-1912, 1953-1954 Diocese of Essen Parish church
St. Mary Magdalene
St Mary Magdalenea.JPG
Wattenscheid- Höntrop 1914-1915, 1978-1980 Diocese of Essen Parish church
St. Theresa of the Child Jesus
St Theresia.JPG
Wattenscheid- Eppendorf 1931, 1971 Diocese of Essen Branch church
St. Mary Help of Christians
St Mary Help of Christians.JPG
Wattenscheid-Höntrop 1963-1965 Diocese of Essen Parish church
Sacred Heart Church
Herz Jesu Sevinghausen.JPG
Wattenscheid- Sevinghausen 1908-1909, 1948, 1960-1962 Diocese of Essen Filial church, seat of the Provincial Council of the Societas Christi per Emigrantibus
Pilgrim Chapel of St. Bartholomew
Pilgrim Chapel Bartholomäus.jpg
Wattenscheid-Sevinghausen 1395 Diocese of Essen under monument conservation
St. John Baptist
Bochum-Leithe St Johannes Church.jpg
Wattenscheid- Leithe 1913-1914 Diocese of Essen Parish church
St. Pius X.
St Pius.JPG
Wattenscheid center 1955-1956 Diocese of Essen "Another church", decommissioned on August 17, 2008, after renovation since November 2014 used as the " Columbarium St. Pius"
St. Nicholas
St Nicholas.JPG
Wattenscheid- Westenfeld 1932-1933 Diocese of Essen “Another Church”, decommissioned on August 31, 2008, future uncertain
St. Marien (To the Sorrowful Mother)
Bochum Stiepel - Monastery - St Marien ex 01 ies.jpg
Bochum- Stiepel 1914-1915 Diocese of Essen Parish church, should remain as an independent monastery parish

Evangelical sacred buildings

Surname image district Establishment carrier Remarks
Johanniskirche Bochum center 1698 destroyed in 1943
Pauluskirche
Bochum Pauluskirche 080209 051 00.jpg
Bochum center 1655-1659, 1949-1950 Evangelical Church of Westphalia under monument conservation
Christ Church
Christ Church Bochum Tower.jpg
Bochum city center 1877-1879, 1957-1959 Evangelical Church of Westphalia used as an event church, less for church services
Church of the Resurrection
Bochum - Alleestraße - Methodist Church of the Resurrection 03 ies.jpg
Bochum center 1906 Methodist Church
Luther Church
Luther Church Bochum.jpg
Bochum center 1910-1911 Evangelical Church of Westphalia under monument conservation
Immanuelskirche
Immanuelskirche Bochum 84.JPG
Bochum center 1964-1966 (Evangelical Free Church) Baptist Congregation
Lukas Church
Bochum Lukaskirche.JPG
Bochum-Altenbochum 1888-1889 Evangelical Church of Westphalia
Johanneskirche
Altenbochum 12.jpg
Bochum-Altenbochum 1966-1967 (Evangelical-Free Church) Christian community the only sacred building by Hans Scharoun ; under monument conservation
Luther Church
Evangelical Church Bochum-Dahlhausen.jpg
Bochum-Dahlhausen 1911-1912 Evangelical Church of Westphalia ?
Melanchthon Church
Melanchthon Church Bochum.jpg
Bochum-Ehrenfeld 1911-1913, 1948-1950 Evangelical Church of Westphalia under monument protection since 1989
Martini Church Bochum-Castel Sant'Angelo 1928-1930 Evangelical Church of Westphalia
Community center Eppendorf Bochum-Eppendorf 1978-1979 Evangelical Church of Westphalia
Christ Church
Christ Church Bochum Gerthe.jpg
Bochum-Gerthe 1909-1910 Evangelical Church of Westphalia under monument protection since 1989
Johanneskirche Bochum-Grumme 1962-1964 Evangelical Church of Westphalia
Christ Church Bochum-Günnigfeld 1925-1927 Evangelical Church of Westphalia
Kreuzkirche Bochum-Hamme 1927, 1961 Independent Evangelical Lutheran Church (SELK)
Epiphany Church
Epiphany Church Bochum.jpg
Bochum-Hamme 1929-1930 Independent Evangelical Lutheran Church (SELK) under monument protection since 2005 and from May 2010 motorway church
Evangelical Church Hamme Bochum-Hamme 1949-1950 Evangelical Church of Westphalia Construction of the emergency church program based on a type design by Otto Bartning
Baptist Church Bochum-Hamme 1959-1960 (Evangelical Free Church) Baptist Congregation
Vincentius Church
Vinzentiuskirche Bochum.jpg
Bochum-Harpen 12th century, 1905-1906 Evangelical Church of Westphalia
Church of the Redeemer
Bochum Erlöserkirche.jpg
Bochum-Hiltrop 1925-1927 Evangelical Church of Westphalia
Evangelical Chapel Höntrop
A 626 Evangelical Chapel Höntrop54986.jpg
Bochum-Höntrop 1903 Evangelical Church of Westphalia
Church of Reconciliation Bochum-Höntrop 1966-1967 Evangelical Church of Westphalia
Church of Reconciliation Bochum Hordel 1906-1908 Evangelical Church of Westphalia
Evangelical Church Laer Bochum-Laer 1973-1974 Evangelical Church of Westphalia
Christ Church
Bochum Langendreer Christ Church IMGP9067.jpg
Bochum-Langendreer 1740-1744, 1885-1886 Evangelical Church of Westphalia
Pauluskirche
2016-07-19 Pauluskirche Bochum-Langendreer.jpg
Bochum-Langendreer 1904-1905 Evangelical Church of Westphalia
Luther Church
Bochum Langendreer - Old Bahnhofstrasse - Luther Church 08 ies.jpg
Bochum-Langendreer 1904-1905 Evangelical Church of Westphalia Not used for church services since 2002. Dedicated June 17th, 2012. Conversion to a combined church and community center planned (as of 2016).
St. Mark's Center Bochum-Langendreer 1965 Evangelical Church of Westphalia
Michael Church Bochum-Langendreer 1966-1970 Evangelical Church of Westphalia
Kreuzkirche
Bochum-Leithe Ev Community Center.jpg
Bochum-Leithe 1929-1930 Evangelical Church of Westphalia
Christ Church
Bochum Hattinger Strasse 786 3.jpg
Bochum-Linden 1874-1877 Evangelical Church of Westphalia
Community Center Hustadt Bochum-Querenburg 1970-1971 Evangelical Church of Westphalia
Apostle Church
Bochum Apostle Church.jpg
Bochum-Querenburg 1972-1975 Evangelical Church of Westphalia structural component of the ecumenical church forum in the Uni-Center
Trinity Church Bochum-Riemke 1960-1961 Evangelical Church of Westphalia
Friedenskirche
Bochum - Baarestrasse - Friedenskirche 04 ies.jpg
Bochum-Stahlhausen 1967-1969 Evangelical Church of Westphalia Extended use of the church when the former parish hall is closed or rented to third parties
Thomas Center Bochum-Steinkuhl 1970-1971 Evangelical Church of Westphalia
Stiepeler village church
Stiepeler village church
Bochum-Stiepel 12th and 14th centuries Evangelical Church of Westphalia Medieval wall paintings of art historical significance
Old church
Old-Evangelical-Church-Wattenscheid-2013.jpg
Bochum-Wattenscheid 1676-1763 Evangelical Church of Westphalia
Friedenskirche
Ruhr area Bochum Wattenscheid 080114 070 00.jpg
Bochum-Wattenscheid 1879-1880, 1966-1967 Evangelical Church of Westphalia
Matthew Church
Bochum Matthäuskirche.JPG
Bochum-Weitmar 1866-1868 Evangelical Church of Westphalia
Church of the Good Shepherd Bochum-Weitmar 1964-1966 Evangelical Church of Westphalia
Evangelical Church Werne
Ev.  Church Bochum Werne.jpg
Bochum-Werne 1895-1896, 1957 Evangelical Church of Westphalia under monument protection since 1989
Petrikirche
Evangelical Church of Petri in Bochum.jpg
Bochum-Wiemelhausen 1901-1903 Evangelical Church of Westphalia under monument protection since 1989
Treehouse Center Bochum-Wiemelhausen 1971-1972 Evangelical Church of Westphalia

Jewish prayer houses / synagogues

Surname image district Establishment carrier Remarks
Wattenscheid synagogue Bochum-Wattenscheid 1827-1829 destroyed in the pogrom night in 1938
Old Bochum Synagogue
Bochum Synagogue around 1890.jpg
Bochum center 1861-1863, 1895-1896 destroyed in the pogrom night in 1938
Mourning hall in the Jewish cemetery
Mourning hall in the Jewish cemetery.JPG
Bochum-Wiemelhausen 1928 Undestroyed in 1938, it was also used for church services until 2007
New Synagogue Bochum
Bochum Synagogue, June 2008.JPG
Bochum center 2006-2007 inaugurated in December 2007

Islam

Surname image district Establishment carrier Remarks
Mosque Querenburger Str. 65 supported by the "Islamic Cultural Association Bochum"

See also

literature

  • Church district Bochum (ed.): Evangelical Church in Bochum. Bochum 1962.
  • Thomas Parent: Churches in the Ruhr area 1850–1935. Münster 1993, ISBN 3-87023-034-7 .
  • Christel Darmstadt (ed.): Sacred architecture in Bochum. Bochum 2003, ISBN 3-920612-94-9 .

Web links

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