The oldest church in Buchten dates from the 13th century and was built in Romanesque style. The parish itself was much older. This church fell into such disrepair at the end of the 18th and beginning of the 19th century that replacement was deemed necessary. In several phases between 1833 and 1837, a new brick church was built in neoclassical style to a design by architect/contractor Beugels from Oirsbeek. The 13th-century Romanesque tower was preserved.
Brick tower built in the middle of the 14th century, raised in the 16th century and provided with a constricted spire. In 1867, the current neoclassical church building was built against the remaining tower to replace the associated medieval church. It is said that the stones of the former church were used for the foundation of the new building. Inventory from the construction period.
Auxiliary church of the Buchten and Born parish. There is some misunderstanding among various church collectors about the Geloftekapel. It is often heard that the chapel was built in 1947 as a Dutch Reformed chapel and later became a Roman Catholic chapel. However, nothing could be further from the truth. It is a misconception that the chapel was a Dutch Reformed chapel. The Roman Catholic chapel / auxiliary church of Our Lady of the Rosary at Illikhoven 67 was built in 1947 to a design by the architectural firm Swinkels and Salemans. Due to secularization, the church was withdrawn from worship in 2012 and was purchased by a private individual who set up an external living room there.
The Roman Catholic St. Catherine's Church was built in 1907 to a design by the architects Joseph Cuypers (1861 - 1949) and Jan Stuyt (1868 - 1934). The applied architectural style is traditionalist. On the apse side, the church is connected to the rectory via the sacristy. This dates from after 1945. This rectory is excluded from protection.
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