Freidorf Roman Catholic Church
| St. Roch Church | |
|---|---|
Rochuskirche | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Patron | Saint Roch |
| Year consecrated | 1777 |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | 54 Ioan Slavici Street, Timișoara |
Interactive map of St. Roch Church | |
| Coordinates | 45°43′27″N 21°10′33″E / 45.72417°N 21.17583°E |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Baroque |
| Groundbreaking | 1772 |
| Completed | 1777 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 150 |
| Dome | 1 |
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.