List of sacred buildings in Bochum
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 |
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Provost church of St. Peter and Paul | 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 | Bochum city center | 1891-1892 | Diocese of Essen | Parish church for the Polish community | |
St. Meinolphus Mauritius | Bochum- Ehrenfeld | 1908-1909, 1925-1926 | Diocese of Essen | Parish church | |
St. Anna | Bochum-Castel Sant'Angelo | 1929 | Diocese of Essen | Branch church of the parish of St. Meinolphus-Mauritius | |
St. Liborius | Bochum- Grumme | 1890-1891 | Diocese of Essen | Parish Church of Sel. Nikolaus Groß-Gemeinde | |
Holy cross | Bochum- Grumme | 1909-1910 | Diocese of Essen | Parish church for the Croatian community Bochum / Hattingen | |
Sacred Heart of Jesus | Bochum- Hamme | 1888-1911 | Diocese of Essen | Parish church | |
St. Nicholas of Flüe | Bochum- Hofstede | 1955-1956 | Diocese of Essen | Parish church | |
St. Barbara Chapel | Bochum- Hordel | 1912, 1977 | Diocese of Essen | Branch church of the parish of St. Nikolaus von Flüe, not an independent church building | |
St. Francis | Bochum- Riemke | 1891-1892 | Diocese of Essen | Parish church | |
Christ the King Church | 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 | Bochum-Castel Sant'Angelo | 1958-1959 | Diocese of Essen | “Another church” in the parish of St. Maria Magdalena, future uncertain | |
Holy Trinity | Bochum-Hamme | 1925-1926 | Diocese of Essen | “Another Church”, decommissioned on August 17th. Future uncertain | |
St. Antonius Abbas | 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. |
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Sacred Heart Church | Bochum Hordel | 1927-1928 | Diocese of Essen | “Another Church”, decommissioned in November 2007, future uncertain | |
St. Mary | 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) | Bochum- Altenbochum | 1888-1890 | Diocese of Essen | Parish church for the districts of Bochum-Altenbochum, Laer, Harpen, Langendreer, Werne, Gerthe and Hiltrop | |
St. Elisabeth | Bochum- Gerthe | 1912-1913 | Diocese of Essen | Parish church | |
Holy Spirit | Bochum- Harpen | 1953-1954 | Diocese of Essen | Parish church | |
St. Boniface | Bochum- Langendreer | 1912–1913, remodeling 1960–1961 | Diocese of Essen | Parish church | |
St. Mary | 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 | Bochum-Langendreer | 1964-1966 | Diocese of Essen | Branch church | |
Sacred Heart Church | Bochum- Werne | 1909-1910 | Diocese of Essen | Parish church | |
Corpus Christi | Bochum-Laer | 1912-1913, 1948, 1969/1970, 1977 | Diocese of Essen | “Another Church”, decommissioned on August 30, 2008, future uncertain | |
St. Joseph | 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) | Bochum-Langendreer | 1977-1988 | Diocese of Essen | “Another church”, profaned on March 12, 2006, demolished in 2007 | |
St. Maximilian Kolbe | 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 | 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) | Bochum-Weitmar | 1958-1959 | Diocese of Essen | Branch church of St. Franziskus Weitmar | |
St. Engelbert | Bochum- Oberdahlhausen | 1902-1903, 1968-1969 | Diocese of Essen | Parish church | |
St. John Baptist | Bochum- Wiemelhausen | 1886-1887, 1930-1932, 1969-1971 | Diocese of Essen | Parish church | |
Church of Our Lady | Bochum- Linden | 1865-1866, 1901 | Diocese of Essen | Parish church | |
St. Paul | Bochum-Querenburg | 1970-1972 | Diocese of Essen | Parish church | |
St. Martin | Bochum-Querenburg | 1972–1974, 1989 | Diocese of Essen | Branch church | |
St. Michael | Bochum-Dahlhausen | 1925-1926 | Diocese of Essen | “Another church”. Used by the Romanian Orthodox community. | |
St. Augustine | Bochum-Querenburg | 1972-1975 | Diocese of Essen | “Another church”, future uncertain, structural component of the ecumenical church center in the Uni-Center | |
Fourteen saints | Bochum-Weitmar | 1956-1957 | Diocese of Essen | “Another church”, the church was demolished in spring 2014 | |
St. Albertus Magnus | 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 | Wattenscheid -Mitte | 1868-1872, 1895-1896, 1903, 1935-1936 | Diocese of Essen | Parish church for Wattenscheid | |
St. Joseph | Wattenscheid Heath | 1959-1961 | Diocese of Essen | Parish church, a listed building since 2005 | |
Heart of Mary Church | Wattenscheid- Günnigfeld | 1911-1912, 1953-1954 | Diocese of Essen | Parish church | |
St. Mary Magdalene | Wattenscheid- Höntrop | 1914-1915, 1978-1980 | Diocese of Essen | Parish church | |
St. Theresa of the Child Jesus | Wattenscheid- Eppendorf | 1931, 1971 | Diocese of Essen | Branch church | |
St. Mary Help of Christians | Wattenscheid-Höntrop | 1963-1965 | Diocese of Essen | Parish church | |
Sacred Heart Church | 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 | Wattenscheid-Sevinghausen | 1395 | Diocese of Essen | under monument conservation | |
St. John Baptist | Wattenscheid- Leithe | 1913-1914 | Diocese of Essen | Parish church | |
St. Pius X. | 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 | Wattenscheid- Westenfeld | 1932-1933 | Diocese of Essen | “Another Church”, decommissioned on August 31, 2008, future uncertain | |
St. Marien (To the Sorrowful Mother) | 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 |
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Johanniskirche | Bochum center | 1698 | destroyed in 1943 | ||
Pauluskirche | Bochum center | 1655-1659, 1949-1950 | Evangelical Church of Westphalia | under monument conservation | |
Christ Church | 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 center | 1906 | Methodist Church | ||
Luther Church | Bochum center | 1910-1911 | Evangelical Church of Westphalia | under monument conservation | |
Immanuelskirche | Bochum center | 1964-1966 | (Evangelical Free Church) Baptist Congregation | ||
Lukas Church | Bochum-Altenbochum | 1888-1889 | Evangelical Church of Westphalia | ||
Johanneskirche | Bochum-Altenbochum | 1966-1967 | (Evangelical-Free Church) Christian community | the only sacred building by Hans Scharoun ; under monument conservation | |
Luther Church | Bochum-Dahlhausen | 1911-1912 | Evangelical Church of Westphalia | ? | |
Melanchthon Church | 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 | 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 | 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 | Bochum-Harpen | 12th century, 1905-1906 | Evangelical Church of Westphalia | ||
Church of the Redeemer | Bochum-Hiltrop | 1925-1927 | Evangelical Church of Westphalia | ||
Evangelical Chapel Höntrop | 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 | 1740-1744, 1885-1886 | Evangelical Church of Westphalia | ||
Pauluskirche | Bochum-Langendreer | 1904-1905 | Evangelical Church of Westphalia | ||
Luther Church | 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 | 1929-1930 | Evangelical Church of Westphalia | ||
Christ Church | Bochum-Linden | 1874-1877 | Evangelical Church of Westphalia | ||
Community Center Hustadt | Bochum-Querenburg | 1970-1971 | Evangelical Church of Westphalia | ||
Apostle Church | 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-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 | Bochum-Stiepel | 12th and 14th centuries | Evangelical Church of Westphalia | Medieval wall paintings of art historical significance | |
Old church | Bochum-Wattenscheid | 1676-1763 | Evangelical Church of Westphalia | ||
Friedenskirche | Bochum-Wattenscheid | 1879-1880, 1966-1967 | Evangelical Church of Westphalia | ||
Matthew Church | Bochum-Weitmar | 1866-1868 | Evangelical Church of Westphalia | ||
Church of the Good Shepherd | Bochum-Weitmar | 1964-1966 | Evangelical Church of Westphalia | ||
Evangelical Church Werne | Bochum-Werne | 1895-1896, 1957 | Evangelical Church of Westphalia | under monument protection since 1989 | |
Petrikirche | 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 |
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Wattenscheid synagogue | Bochum-Wattenscheid | 1827-1829 | destroyed in the pogrom night in 1938 | ||
Old Bochum Synagogue | Bochum center | 1861-1863, 1895-1896 | destroyed in the pogrom night in 1938 | ||
Mourning hall in the Jewish cemetery | Bochum-Wiemelhausen | 1928 | Undestroyed in 1938, it was also used for church services until 2007 | ||
New Synagogue Bochum | Bochum center | 2006-2007 | inaugurated in December 2007 |
Islam
Surname | image | district | Establishment | carrier | Remarks |
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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
Commons : Churches in Bochum - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- German Association of Cities : Preserving Church Buildings Instead of Demolishing! , April 20, 2006 ( online ( memento from September 29, 2007 in the Internet Archive ))
- Bruno Schrep: Churches. The wrath of the believers. In: Der Spiegel , December 22, 2007 ( online )
- Save Bochum Churches : Citizens' Action for Threatened Churches in Bochum e. V.
- Ruhr buildings