Catholic Church - Katharinenstadt

Soon after the founding of Katharinenstadt, a Reformed parish was established in north Katharinenstadt and a Lutheran Parish in south Katharinenstadt.

Some years later a Roman Catholic parish was also established in Katharinenstadt.

The Catholic church, built in the Kontor style near the Lutheran church, was made of wood in 1815 when the Jesuits were providing priests to the parish. It was finally completed in 1824, and consecrated in that year.

In 1868, a new church building constructed of brick was completed and consecrated to St. Catherine. In 1908, a new altar and pulpit were brouth from South Tyrol and installed.

By decree of the Presidium of the Central Executive Committee of the Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic of the Volga Germans, on 4 April 1935 the building was officially designated as a movie theatre and given the name "October".

After the 1941 deportation, the building continued to function as a cinema. It was eventually torn town and replaced by a park dedicated to Karl Marx. Today, there is a rose garden located where St. Catherine Catholic Church used to stand.

A new Catholic church with a modern architectural style has been constructed in Katharinenstadt with funding from the government of Germany. It is located about two kilometers south of where the original Catholic church once stood.