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Three-aisled neo-Romanesque cruciform basilica with west tower. Typical of C. Franssen's oeuvre, in this case built under slight influence of late Romanesque architecture in the German Rhineland. The interior has plastered rib vaults. Some stained glass windows in the left wall of the nave are (presumably) from the previous church. The church was expanded in 1935 with two side aisles by J. Franssen.

This church is listed as a National Monument of the Netherlands.

The Saint Willibrordus Church in Deurne is a Gothic church with a tower, with elements from the neo-Gothic style.

Historic village church with tower (tower circa 1480).

The Sint-Willibrorduskerk in Bodegraven was designed around 1859 by Pierre Cuypers (1827 - 1921). It was consecrated in 1865. The building is a three-aisled cruciform basilica in brick, in a sober early Gothic style with pointed wooden barrel vaults. The nave is four bays deep and has a cross-shaped building that connects to the choir. The choir is one bay deep and is connected to rectangular radiating chapels. It is closed on five sides and is covered by brick vaults. The brickwork is made of grey-red brick and has braids and bands of yellow and black stone in the interior. The church was consecrated on 10 July 1865 by Mgr. Wilmer.

Late neo-Gothic church with historic tower.

Monumental neo-Gothic church with tower. Replaced a dilapidated medieval church. The richly decorated interior was redecorated around 1960 and drastically simplified. This church is listed as a National Monument of the Netherlands.

During the Reformation, the Catholics of Ruurlo attended church in Zwillbrock, just across the German border. From 1801, they had a barn church in their own municipality. In 1828, a new, larger church was completed. In its place, the current parish church, dedicated to St. Willibrordus, was built in 1869-1870, based on a design by Dr. Pierre Cuypers (1827 - 1921). The church, like that of Cuypers in neighbouring Kranenburg, was built thanks to a legacy from Baron Van Dorth tot Medler. The church was originally built as a single-nave hall church with a narrowed and straight-closed choir, side-mounted gables, and a front tower. The interior is covered by a wooden barrel vault.

Roman Catholic Church of St. Willibrord. Since the renovation and extension by architect C. Franssen in 1890-99, only some masonry remains of the 15th century church, namely the 3/8 closed choir, the transept and the substructure of the tower. Bell frame with two bells by W. Kaerwas, 1478, diam. 116 and 102 cm respectively. Mechanical tower clock, Van Dorst (Gilze), 1896, electrically wound.

Tower added in 1475. Church demolished in 1856, and replaced. The historic tower was then maintained.