Provost church St. Clemens (Oberhausen-Sterkrade)

Provost church St. Clemens in Oberhausen-Sterkrade

The provost church of St. Clemens Oberhausen-Sterkrade , also called St. Clemens Sterkrade , is a single-nave parish church consecrated to St. Clemens . It is the central church of the large Catholic parish of the same name in the Oberhausen district of Sterkrade .

location

The church building is located in Oberhausen-Sterkrade on the Great Market with a connection to Steinbrinkstraße. To the south, the long side of the building borders the pedestrian part of Klosterstrasse. The address of the associated community office is Großer Markt 3, other buildings belonging to the community are behind the church building on Klosterstrasse.

history

St. Clemens Church from 1872 - destroyed during the Second World War

The origins of the church go back to the Sterkrade monastery , which was donated in 1240 on the site where the church stands today, with the founding of a chapel being mentioned as early as 1150. The first church building in Romanesque style probably dates from before 1248. In 1255 the monastery was given the patronage rights for the church. In the course of secularization , the monastery was closed on July 15, 1809.

In 1872 a neo-Romanesque church with a west tower was built. This was so badly damaged towards the end of the Second World War that it had to be demolished.

The current third church building was erected in 1952/1953. It is modeled on a Roman basilica . A free-standing bell tower was subsequently built under Prelate Johannes Knauf in 1987.

On February 10, 1965, the parish church of St. Clemens by Pope Paul VI. raised to the provost church .

History of the parish or provost community

Family tree of the parish with the various parishes

The history of the parish or provost community is closely connected to the history of the church. Originally belonging to the diocese of Münster , it was assigned to the newly created diocese of Essen in 1958 .

Due to the development of the number of believers, new pastoral care districts were formed in the course of St. Clemens' history and parts of St. Clemens were parish off:

1898 St. Josef Oberhausen- Schmachtendorf
1902 Liebfrauen Oberhausen- Biefang
1906 St. Barbara Oberhausen- Königshardt
1908 Herz-Jesu Oberhausen-Sterkrade
1927 St. Bernardus Oberhausen- Tackenberg

In the course of the restructuring of the diocese of Essen, the large parish of St. Clemens was formed on April 15, 2007, which now includes all the Catholic parishes in the Sterkrade district: St. Clemens, St. Josef Buschhausen, Liebfrauen Schwarze Heide, Herz Jesu Sterkrade, St Barbara Königshardt, St. Theresia of the Child Jesus Walsumermark, St. Josef Schmachtendorf and St. Johann Holten. The Church of St. Pius was torn down - the parish of St. Pius was again combined with the Sacred Heart of Jesus - St. Bernardus is a chapel that belongs to the parish of St. Clemens. Christ König in the area of St. Josef Buschhausen acts as the youth church TABGHA .

Interior

Chancel of St. Clemens with the mosaic by Ludwig Baur and the miraculous image on the right column during a divine service in 2017

The miraculous image of the mother of good advice

The worship of the miraculous image of the mother has been documented by the Good Council in Sterkrade since 1738 . It is set into one of the pillars of the church and is modeled on the miraculous image of Mariahilf by Lucas Cranach the Elder .

Wall mosaic

On the wall behind the altar is a mosaic by the artist Ludwig Baur from 1957, which depicts the risen Christ .

Walcker organ

Since 1976 there has been a three-manual organ made by EF Walcker & Cie in the choir and organ loft of the church . with 37 sounding registers and slider drawer . The instrument has a free-standing console . The game actions are mechanical, the stop action electric:

Prospectus of the Walcker organ

Rückpositiv I. C – g ³

Wooden dacked

8th'

Principal

4 ′

recorder

4 ′

octave

2 ′

Sesquialter 2-fold

Fifth

1 ¹ ⁄ ₃  ′

Sharp 3-fold

Rohrschalmei

8th'

Clarine

4 '

Tremulant

Hauptwerk II. C – g ³

Pommer

16 ′

Principal

8th'

Reed flute

8th'

octave

4 ′

Gemshorn

4 ′

Fifth

2 ² ⁄ ₃  ′

Principal

2 ′

Mixture 4-6 times

bassoon

16 ′

Trumpet

8th'

Swell III. C-g ³

Hollow flute

8th'

Gamba

8th'

Vox coelestis

8th'

Principal

4 ′

Transverse flute

4 '

Swiss pipe

2 ′

Tierce

1 ³ ⁄ ₅  ′

Fittings 4-5 fold

Basson

16 '

Hautbois

8th'

Tremulant

Pedal C – f ¹

Sub bass

16 ′

Subtle bass

16 ′

Octave bass

8th'

Dacked bass

8th'

Choral bass

4 ′

4-fold rear set

trombone

16 ′

Trumpet

8th'

Coupling : I / II, III / II, III / I, I / P, II / P, III / P
Playing aids : 8-fold mechanical setter , tutti , crescendo roller, crescendo off, trigger, tongue holder

Bells

Today the tower houses a 6-part bell, which contains two valuable historical bells. The oldest bell, the small Marienglocke, was created in 1495 by a master whose name was unknown. However, based on its inscription and its external design, it can be seen that it comes from the school of the Dutch bell founder Gerhard van Wou . His students working at this time, such as Johannes Frese or Hermann Vogel, are definitely ruled out as foundries, so that in the future we will still have to research who cast this bell. In 1553 the big Marienglocke followed. It is the work of the Dortmund foundry Claes Potgeiter. The casting of this bell does not seem to have been very successful, as many parts of the inscription and the decoration are completely washed out and uncleanly poured. It is almost a miracle that the bells were not sold during the secularization. The two world wars could not harm them either. Only in the Second World War were four bells cast in 1925 by the company Petit & Edelbrock from Gescher delivered and melted down. After the end of World War II, only the two late Gothic bells rang for church services. From 1974 this changed. In Gescher the Josefs bell was cast, which commemorates the 100th anniversary of the KAB St. Clemens. When a new tower was built in 1987, there was a desire to extend the bell again. One year later, again at Petit & Edelbrock, the three largest bells of today's peal were created. This was finally installed in a wooden bell chair, which has a total of three floors. With the peace bell, the tower of St. Clemens contains one of the deepest bronze bells in the Ruhr area.

No.	Surname	Casting year	Caster	Weight (kg. approx.)	diameter (mm)	Chime ( HT - ¹ / ₁₆ )
1	Peace bell	1988	Petit & Gebr. Edelbrock in Gescher.	3,150	1,778	a ° + 2
2	Clement Bell	1988	Petit & Gebr. Edelbrock in Gescher.	1,800	1,457	c '+ 7
3	Don Bosco - bell	1988	Petit & Gebr. Edelbrock in Gescher.	1,220	1,286	d '+ 8
4th	Joseph Bell	1974	Petit & Gebr. Edelbrock in Gescher.	775	1.105	f '+ 9
5	Big Marienbell	1553	Claes Potgeiter	640	1.003	g '+ 11
6th	Little bell of Mary	1495	unknown	410	883	a '+ 7

List of pastors and provosts

The pastors of St. Clemens since the monastery secularization in 1809 are listed here:

Effective time	title	Surname	Remarks
1805-1837	Pastor	Theodor Wilhelm Grimberg
1837-1892	Pastor	Anton Witte
1892-1907	Pastor	Wilhelm Kranenburg
1907-1919	Pastor	Hubert Böckenhoff
1919-1954	Pastor	Laurenz Cuvellier
1954-1972	Pastor and Provost (from 1965)	Theodor Denkhoff	The Propst-Denkhoff-Weg near the church is named after him
1973-1994	Provost	Prelate Johannes Knauf	was raised on October 1, 1992 by Pope John Paul II to the papal honorary chaplain ( prelate ); died on January 28, 2018 at the age of 94 in Oberhausen-Sterkrade
1994-2006	Provost	Michael Ludwig	then became the provost of St. Peter and Paul in Bochum appointed
2006-2011	Provost	Bernward Mezger	became military dean in 2011
2011-2016	Provost	Hans-Thomas Patek	died in office in 2016
since 2017	Provost	Dr. Peter Fabritz	Previously pastor at the Heart of Jesus (Oberhausen) , since 2010 also city dean of Oberhausen, from 2015 vice-official