Freidorf Roman Catholic Church

St. Roch Church
Rochuskirche
Religion
AffiliationRoman Catholic
PatronSaint Roch
Year consecrated1777
StatusActive
Location
Location54 Ioan Slavici Street, Timișoara
Interactive map of St. Roch Church
Coordinates45°43′27″N 21°10′33″E / 45.72417°N 21.17583°E / 45.72417; 21.17583
Architecture
StyleBaroque
Groundbreaking1772
Completed1777
Specifications
Capacity150
Dome1

The St. Roch Church (German: Rochuskirche) is a Roman Catholic church in the Freidorf district of Timișoara. The church has 300 believers today, of which 200 are Hungarians, 45 Germans, 40 Romanians, 10 Bulgarians and five Croats (in 1970 there were 2,300 believers, of which 1,800 were Germans). Liturgies are celebrated in three languages: Romanian, Hungarian and German.

Johann Peter Weißmüller, the famous American swimmer and actor known from the Tarzan films, was baptized here.