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As of August 1, 2002, the St. Joseph parish, the OLVrouw Hemelvaart parish and the parish of the Blessed Sacrament were merged into one parish with the new name H. Antonius. Remarkable, because John the Baptist is the patron saint of Gouda. These three church buildings would remain, according to the reports at the time, and on Sunday, September 15, 2002, the first celebration of the new parish was held. But already in November 2002 it was announced that maintaining all three church buildings would be impossible for financial reasons. Which church would ultimately remain in use was not yet known at that time.

Destroyed by war in 1944.

The original church from 1934 was a creation of the architect A. Rats. This church was destroyed by war on 20 November 1944. The entire western part was destroyed, and the vaults collapsed. The destruction was so extensive that only the foundations were still visible. The tower clock was destroyed, as well as the harmonium, the pews and the Stations of the Cross. The bells had already been stolen by the occupier in 1942. Immediately after the liberation, the masses were read in the cellars of various parishioners. Shortly afterwards, the Custers hall was put into use for this purpose, but it was also too small. From 11 March 1945, the Lemmen hall was therefore set up as an emergency church. This burned down in 1946, so that the Custers hall had to provide a solution again. In the meantime, the Lemmen hall was renovated and purchased, so that it could be used as a permanent emergency church. This temporary church was put into use in 1958 as a nursery school, which in turn left the building in 1969.

Very important expressionist interbellum church with tower. Restoration in 1966. Later church of the Emmaus parish in Roosendaal-Oost. Restored again in stages from 2004.

The current Roman Catholic St. Joseph Church replaced a neo-Gothic church designed by AAJ Margry, which had become too small. It is a rectangular hall church with a semi-detached tower, in Bossche School style.

Large characteristic W. te Riele church with tower. The interior of the Roman Catholic St. Joseph church (1922, Wolter te Riele, extension 1927, renovation 1993) is split. The half on the choir side is still a church. The half on the tower is equipped for childcare.

The Roman Catholic community in Rozenburg has existed since about 1955. In the mid-fifties, there were indeed some Catholics living in Rozenburg, but they belonged to the parish of Brielle. Because Brielle was quite far away, the pastor of Maassluis was the designated pastor for the Rozenburg Catholics.

Modern hall church without tower from 1959-1960, built at the former mining colony of Egge in Brunssum-Oost.

Roman Catholic St. Joseph Church from 1876. Sober single-nave neo-Gothic cruciform church with front tower. One of the seven churches that architect Pierre Cuypers built in Friesland. Interior largely from the construction period of the church. The windows were made by F. Nicolas. Single-manual organ with free-standing console from 1904, made by Joh. Hilboesen (Amsterdam).

Roman Catholic Church built in 1916. This church is listed as a National Monument of the Netherlands.