At least 46 Catholic churches in Germany were deconsecrated in 2025, a German newspaper reported.
Citing data from the bishops’ conference, the Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung also reported that at least 66 Catholic churches in Germany were deconsecrated the previous year.
Twenty-three churches of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD), the nation’s leading Protestant body, were deconsecrated in 2022, the most recent year for which EKD data are available.