Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Bydgoszcz

The Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Polish: Kościół Najświętszego Serca Pana Jezusa w Bydgoszczy) is a historical and religious building in downtown Bydgoszcz, Poland. It stands at Piastowski Square, in downtown district of Bydgoszcz. The temple is considered as one of the most beautiful historicism style churches built in Bydgoszcz at the turn of the 20th century. The church is called also "Bydgoskie Sacré-Coeur".
Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Bydgoszcz, high altar

The history of the church is associated with the efforts of the Polish community, which, since 1898, strived to obtain the consent of the Prussian authorities to build a new Catholic church in the city. 
Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Bydgoszcz at Piastowski Square

 Consent was granted released in 1906, under the condition to establish two catholic churches: one for Poles (Holy Trinity Church) and one for Germans (Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus). The construction site for the German catholic temple was chosen at Elisabethmarkt, then a city square. The church was built from 1910 to 1913 with funds from the government, papal gift and contributions of German Catholics in Bydgoszcz.
Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Bydgoszcz, side altar, St. Joseph

The preliminary design of the church was performed in the Department of Civil Engineering Design of Public Works in Berlin in May 1908. The main architect and builder was Oskar Hoßfeld (1848-1915), from Thuringia. He was at the time considered as a specialist in the construction of churches, such as in Poznan, Szczecin or Legnica. 
Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Bydgoszcz, nave

During the building in Bydgoszcz, he was assisted by a city senior official, Mr Herrmann and builder managers, Mr Handke and Mr Asmann. The church was built with Baroque Revival architecture features, in the like of a basilica, with an apse, a transept and an internal great domed rotunda. 
Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Bydgoszcz, Sedilia

The style of the church refers to Baroque churches in northern Germany.
Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Bydgoszcz, the altar in the chapel adjoining the left nave, St. Teresa

In 1924, Cardinal Edmund Dalbor issued a decree related to the creation in Bydgoszcz of five new parishes, including the parish of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. 
Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Bydgoszcz, stained glass window commemorating Fr. Franciszek Dachtera who died in German concentration camp at Dachau.

The first parish priest in 1925 was Kazimierz Stepczyński, murdered by German's Nazis in 1939.
During World War II, the church has not suffered too much from the ravages of the conflict. Interiors have been refurbished from 1982 to 1988, and in 2002, a new façade and an outer illumination have been installed.
Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Bydgoszcz, memory plaque of Polish Golgotha

Since 2010, the priest is Monsignor Dr. Roman Kneblewski.
Sources: churchomania.com, Wikipedia.
Recommended text Organist Szczepan Jankowski