St. Patrokli, Kirchhörde
St. Patrokli is a Catholic church ad parish Kirchhörde, a Stadtteil of Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. The parish also has churches in St. Clemens in Hombruch, St. Franziskus Xaverius in Barop, Maria Königin in Eichlinghofen and Heilige Familie in Brünninghausen.
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The church of Kirchhörde was dedicated to Patroclus of Troyes, but changed to Lutheran in the Reformation. With the industrialisation, a growing community of Catholics wanted to worship in their own church. The first plans for a parish in Kirchhörde were developed in 1937.
After World War II around 180 people gathered for services, first in the villa of the entrepreneur and politician Florian Klöckner. In 1948 a property was found on which to build a church. The architect was Alfred Kalmbacher, whose second design was approved in June 1951. The building was managed by St. Clemens.[1] The new church was consecrated on 26 September 1954 by Franz Hengsbach. [1]: 6 An organ was built in 1956 by Anton Feith.
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