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Architecturally important, striking, interbellum church, built in two phases. Extension, with among other things saddle roof tower, built in 1938. The organ was moved from the gallery, at the bottom of the tower, to the choir of the church. On the left in the hall, at the bottom of the tower, is a beautiful small Marianis, with altar, accessible daily.

Extremely important, iconic, late neo-Gothic church with a high tower.

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

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).

Heilige Jozef (Church of St Joseph) was built in 1933. It was designed by Hendrik W. Valk (1886-1973). It is listed as a National Monument of the Netherlands.

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.

Roman Catholic parish church of St. Joseph from 1925. Replaced a smaller, nearby church from 1819, which stood at the current Johan van der Kornputplein. Crucifix basilica on a somewhat centralised plan with a wide central nave, narrow side aisles and a front tower with a spire. Sober, characteristic work in the oeuvre of the Oldenzaal architect Clemens Hardeman in the late neo-Gothic style.

The first parish church, dating from 1898, with the rectory next to it, stood on the 's Gravenweg. This neo-Gothic church was demolished in May 1992 due to dilapidation and replaced by a new church, located on Kerklaan 20, on the site of the former town hall. After many years of preparation, this new St. Joseph's Church was solemnly consecrated and put into use on 6 November 1992 by the then Bishop of Rotterdam, Mgr. R.Ph. Bär.

Important church in neo-Gothic-expressionist style, designed by Joseph Cuypers (1861 - 1949) and his son Pierre Cuypers Jr (1891 - 1982). Originally a chancel and nave with four bays, without a tower but with a roof turret on the west side.

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.