Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Rybnik

The Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus stands in the Rybnik district of Boguszowice Stare. It is a brick church in the neo-Baroque style, built in 1929-1935 and entered in the heritage register in 2024. It belongs to the Boguszowice deanery of the Archdiocese of Katowice.

Construction

Construction of the new brick church began in the autumn of 1929. The architectural and structural design was prepared by Józef Rosol of Paruszowiec, and the interior furnishings were designed by Professor Edmund Czarnecki of Katowice. The building was blessed on 19 May 1935 and consecrated on 10 September 1960 by Bishop Herbert Bednorz.

Interior

The church contains polychrome paintings with biblical scenes, made in 1959-1960.

Practical information

• Address: Stanisława Małachowskiego 38, Rybnik (Boguszowice Stare).
• The church is in use; check with the parish whether the interior can be visited.
• The nearest religious monument described is the Church of St Lawrence in Rybnik.