St. Adelheid (Cologne-Neubrück)
A 1960s Catholic parish church on the market square of Neubrück, dedicated to Saint Adelheid of Vilich.
St. Adelheid is the only Catholic church in the Cologne district of Neubrück and forms the centre of an entire parish complex on the market square. It belongs to the Archdiocese of Cologne and is dedicated to Saint Adelheid of Vilich.
Source: Wikipedia
At a Glance
- Denomination
- Roman Catholic (Archdiocese of Cologne)
- Dedication
- Saint Adelheid of Vilich
- Architect
- Paul Georg Hopmann
- Built
- 1968/69
- District
- Cologne-Neubrück
- Parish association
- Roncalli am Heumarer Dreieck
- Layout
- Rectangular building with a central altar
Until the church was consecrated, the congregation worshipped in a barrack that had become free when the helicopter service between Cologne and Brussels was discontinued.
Things to do here
- Admire the 22-stop organ relocated from Stenden
- View the Stations of the Cross by Father Rudolf Fritz along the ambulatory
- See the Christ the King stele and the altar cross
- Attend a service of the parish community
- Explore the parish complex on Neubrück's market square
History
As the Konrad Adenauer housing estate grew, a Catholic community took shape in Neubrück that needed its own parish. Following the canonisation of Saint Adelheid of Vilich by Pope Paul VI, Cardinal Frings proposed placing the new parish under her patronage. Construction began in March 1968; on 15 June 1968 the community was raised to an independent parish, formed from parts of the parishes of St. Gereon in Merheim, St. Hubertus in Brück and St. Servatius in Ostheim. Until the church was finished, the young congregation worshipped in a barrack that had become available when the Cologne–Brussels helicopter service was discontinued. Prelate Peter Lewen laid the foundation stone on 23 June 1968, and in October 1969 Cardinal Frings consecrated the church together with the surrounding complex.
Architecture and Furnishings
The church is a rectangular building centred on its altar, which contains relics of the Martyrs of Uganda. Behind the altar on the north wall hangs a large cross with a corpus, beside it a stone stele depicting Christ the King from 1970. A Stations of the Cross by Father Rudolf Fritz accompanies visitors along the ambulatory. During the 1970s the interior took on its present form, including the completion of the tabernacle and the weekday chapel added to the north, which connects to the main space through a tabernacle accessible from both sides.
Organ and Bells
The organ originally came from St. Thomas church in Stenden (municipality of Kerken) and was relocated and expanded in 1980 by the Wilbrand workshop of Übach-Palenberg. After a thorough overhaul by Orgelbau Schulte of Kürten, it was reconsecrated on 3 July 2005; it has 22 stops across two manuals and a pedal. The peal consists of three bronze bells cast in 1970 and 1973 by Hans Hüesker at the Petit & Gebr. Edelbrock foundry in Gescher.
Timeline
- 1968Construction begins in March; the parish is made independent on 15 June, and the foundation stone is laid on 23 June by Prelate Peter Lewen
- 1969Cardinal Frings consecrates the church and complex in October
- 1970The first bell of the planned peal is consecrated; the Christ the King stele is created
- 1980The organ from Stenden is acquired
- 2005The overhauled organ is reconsecrated on 3 July
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