St. Peter
Neo-Gothic Catholic hall church in Cologne-Neuehrenfeld with a 62-metre tower, affectionately known as the "Ihrefeld Cathedral."
Dedicated to the Apostle Peter, this church in Cologne's Ehrenfeld district houses an organ originally built for an abbey church in the Westerwald region.
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At a Glance
- Type
- Roman Catholic church building
- Location
- Cologne-Neuehrenfeld, Ehrenfeld district
- Consecrated
- 29 June 1901
- Architect
- Theodor Roß
- Style
- Neo-Gothic three-aisled hall church with transept, 62 m tower
- Status
- Listed heritage building in North Rhine-Westphalia
Because of its imposing size with a 62-metre-high tower, locals nicknamed the parish church „Dom vum Ihrefeld“ ("Ehrenfeld's Cathedral") — even though it never was a bishop's seat.
Architecture
The Neo-Gothic building is designed as a three-aisled hall church with a transept. A 62-metre tower stands in front of the main structure. The church has long been known locally by the nickname "Dom vum Ihrefeld" (Ehrenfeld's Cathedral).
Interior
During the post-conciliar reordering, parts of the original furnishings were retained and reused in new arrangements. The stained-glass windows were designed by Hermann Josef Baum in 1978.
Organ
The instrument was built in 1912 as a choir organ for the abbey church of Marienstatt in the Westerwald. It was rebuilt and expanded to 38 stops in 1950, then moved largely unaltered to St. Peter in 1965. In 1988 it received a new Neo-Gothic case, was further expanded, and had its original Romantic tonal character restored. The cone-chest organ now has 46 stops across three manuals and pedal, with electric key and stop action.
Bells
The church owns a ring of six bronze bells, five of which were cast after the Second World War.
Timeline
- 1901Church consecrated (29 June)
- 1912Organ built as choir organ for Marienstatt Abbey church
- 1950Organ rebuilt and expanded to 38 stops
- 1965Organ installed largely unchanged in St. Peter
- 1978Stained glass windows designed by Hermann Josef Baum
- 1988Organ expanded in neo-Gothic case, sound restored
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