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In 1648, the practice of the Catholic religion was prohibited and the old church came into the possession of the Reformed. The parishioners first moved to the chapel of IJpelaar Castle. From 1683, a barn church was used. In 1809, the badly dilapidated old church of Bavel was returned to the Roman Catholics. After the Catholic hierarchy was restored in the Netherlands in 1853 and there were dioceses with bishops again, the existing parish of Bavel was confirmed in 1855 by the Breda bishop Mgr. Van Hooydonk. The old parish boundaries were practically maintained. In addition to Saint Brigida, the parish now had Our Lady as its first patroness and the church became the church of Our Lady of the Assumption (also called H. Maria Hemelvaart). Because the almost 400-year- old church had become too small, pastor Leyten decided to build a new church. Architect JJ van Langelaar, a student of Pierre Cuypers, was commissioned to design the church, after which construction began and a foundation stone was laid on 6 April 1886. On 23 May 1887, the church was consecrated by former pastor Leyten, who had since been ordained bishop.

Replaced a clandestine church in Sommelsdijk. Small neoclassical church. Spire from 1912.The organ that JJ Vollebregt ('s-Hertogenbosch) built for this church in 1861 was given a new purpose in 1962 as a choir organ in the Cathedral Church of St. Ignatius and St. Laurentius in Rotterdam. Subsequently, in 1968, after the closure of this cathedral in 1967, this organ was reinstalled in the Kreuzherrenkirche in Düsseldorf.

The current church building 'De Hoeksteen' was consecrated on 23 March 1975 by the then bishop of Rotterdam, Mgr. dr. AJ Simonis. In mid-1989, the church building was expanded with a meeting and secretariat room. In 1996, the building underwent a major renovation. The stained glass windows, designed by the artist Carel Bruens, were also installed. Seven of the new windows depict the sacraments, the eighth window places the Church in relation to its faithful community. In this window, the text 'the Church is the human being in which Christ's message is central' is inscribed. On 19 October 1996, the current bishop of Rotterdam, Mgr. drs. AH van Luyn SDB, anointed both new altars with Holy Oil during the Eucharistic celebration.

Important interbellum church in neo-Gothic forms, with roof turret, in Hattemerbroek. Built next to old demolished church.

Richly detailed large chapel with roof turret. Characteristic work by architect J. Stuyt. Part of the interesting, extensive complex OL Vrouw ter Nood, still in use as a place of pilgrimage.

Until the second half of the 19th century, Roosendaal had one Roman Catholic church building: St. Jan. Due to the construction of the railway in 1854, the Redemptorists looked for a place to build their church and monastery. In 1866, an emergency church was built, which was quite large, namely 27 by 14 m., and offered space for 200 folding chairs and 400 kneeling chairs, and contained 2 side attars and 4 confessionals. On 29 October 1866, this emergency church was put into use. After 2 years, they still wanted to build the current church, the blessing was on 19 October 1874. The extension was put into use on 25 March 1909. The major restoration was in 1966, in October 1966 it was as good as new again. The arch above the front door is the coat of arms Beatae Mariae Virgini de Perpetuo Succursoo or the Blessed Virgin Mary of Perpetual Help. The tabernacle in the choir shows the 4 church fathers. On either side of the tabernacle kneel 2 wooden angel figures, originating from the Redemptorist Church (H. Verlosserkerk) in Rotterdam. 8 confessionals are placed in the side aisles.

Important interbellum church with tower and roof turret, both with copper-green spires.

Small church from 1948 in traditionalist style, designed by architect Nic. Molenaar jr.; contractor was S. Geers from Voorburg. Before that time, church services were held in a temporary church, which stood in front of the current church on the Stationsweg, corner of Tiendweg. It was an old management shed of machine factory Smulders from Utrecht. This building was erected in the winter of 1918-1919 and consecrated on 19-03-1919 by pastor P. van der Cammen of the Antonius van Padua parish of Dordrecht, of which the Sliedrecht church became a branch church. Since the independence of the OLV Onbachtigte Ontvangenis parish of Papendrecht in 1960, Sliedrecht has been part of Papendrecht. In 1977 Sliedrecht became more or less and in 2003 definitively an independent parish. In 1998, the SAP was founded, a partnership between the parishes of Sliedrecht, Alblasserdam and Papendrecht, which was transformed into the Alblasserwaard-West federation in 2001. The planned expansion of the side room (sacristy) at the rear started in January 2006 and was completed in the summer of 2006.

Important interbellum church with tower and domed crossing, on which a small roof turret..

The church of Onze Lieve Vrouw van Altijddurende Bijstand (Our Lady of Perpetual Help) is a three-aisled so-called pseudo-basilica with multi-faceted closed transept and tower to the right of the front facade, covered by a high spire.