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The Heilige Willibrordus church is a Roman Catholic temple dating from 1936. It was built according to the designs of HCM van Beers in traditionalist forms and influenced by the Delft School.

Church without tower. Built as Reformed Church . As such out of use in 1957. After renovation and extension with transept and choir in 1958 in use as Roman Catholic St. Willibrordus Church.

The church replaced the previous church from 1903, which had become too small.

Hall church on an almost rectangular plan, consisting of a partly exposed concrete skeleton, filled with brick. A detached, openwork bell tower and semi-detached baptismal chapel to the side. Front facade with simple narthex. The central nave is covered by a curved concrete shell roof. As a whole, the church is an important example of renewal, also a fairly exceptional early example of modernism in Roman Catholic church architecture from the 1950s. This church is listed as a Municipal Monument of the Netherlands.

The church of Diessen is named after Saint Willibrord, an English Benedictine monk. Around 712, he donated a number of properties, including properties in Diessen, to the abbey of Echternach. At that time, Willibrord also built a well in the village for baptism. A 16th-century replica can still be seen next to the church, which has undergone several transformations over time. In 1161, the church consisted of a chapel made of wood and straw. In order to manage the properties donated by Willibrord, the abbot of Echternach had appointed a guardian or advocate in various places, who also exercised a form of worldly authority in the area assigned to him. The Benedictines of Echternach were also involved in pastoral care in Diessen.

Interbellum church, characteristic work by J. Stuyt. Three-aisled basilica with a far projecting transept on either side. Tower to the right of the front facade. The exterior was plastered white until about the mid-1980s.

The Maaspoort parish was founded in 1985 for the residents of the large northern new residential area 'De Maaspoort'.

Originally, Klein Zundert had a medieval church. This building was restored somewhat around 1610, after severe damage in the Eighty Years' War, and made usable, and partly provided with a new interior. In 1645, further renovation and restoration followed, during which armorial glasses were also installed, made by the 'glass writer' Jean de la Habarre. Again, new altars were installed, including two side altars with lecterns, by Alph. Jordaens, and a pulpit by Hendrik van Velmen, modelled on the one in Minderhout.

The church building dates from 1941, which was of course a strange time to build a church. On the other hand, it was not yet known at that time whether the German occupation would be permanent.

Built by Pierre Cuypers (1827 - 1921) while retaining the 15th century tower of the former church, in 1890 this architect clad it, raised it and provided it with a staircase tower. The church consists of a nave of five bays, covered by a pointed wooden barrel vault and a choir with 5/8 closure and brick cross-ribbed vaults. Tower 15th century.