St. Cäcilia

St. Cäcilia is a Catholic parish church in Düsseldorf-Benrath, with a Neo-Gothic design by architect Wilhelm Sültenfuß. The church stands on a site with religious history reaching back to 1005. Its foundation stone was laid in 1901, and the present building was consecrated in 1903 for a growing population. The earlier church’s tower remains within the later design. Inside, an organ first built by Fabritius in 1908 reflects several stages of reconstruction. Seifert reworked it in 1976. Schumacher modified the instrument in 2006 and 2007, leaving it with thirty-three registers across three manuals and a pedal. The bells also carry a history shaped by loss and replacement. Original bells disappeared during both world wars, while Karl Otto cast five new bells in Bremen in 1949. St. Cäcilia belongs to the Benrath-Urdenbach parish association and shares its community with Herz-Jesu parish in Urdenbach. The church is wheelchair accessible.