NOVELTY - Multilayer oxygen-consuming electrode for oxygen reduction in an aqueous alkaline medium comprises: at least a carrier, which is electrically conductive; a catalyst-containing layer; a hydrophobic layer; oxygen-containing gas; and a side facing an alkaline electrolyte. The electrode has at least two different catalyst-containing layers exhibiting different amounts of the catalyst. The outermost layer facing the gas side has a lower catalyst proportion than the outermost layer facing the electrolyte side, and the proportion of a hydrophobic material in the hydrophobic layer is up to 8 wt.%.    USE - The electrode is useful as an oxygen-consuming cathode in a device for electrolysis, preferably chlorine-alkali electrolysis, or as an electrode in fuel cells or in metal/air batteries, and for oxygen reduction in an aqueous alkaline medium (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The electrode exhibits reduced layer thickness to provide required hydrophobicity, high sealing against liquid- and gas breakthrough, long-term stability, high mechanical stability, electrical conductivity, internal surface area and electrochemical activity of the catalyst, and low production cost, and allows electrical contact from the gas side.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for producing the oxygen-consuming electrode, comprising: (a) preparing at least two suspensions by dispersing or mixing the components comprising at least particles of a catalytically active substance, preferably silver particles, a dispersing agent, preferably organic solvent or water (preferred), and particles of a hydrophobic polymer with different proportions of hydrophobic polymers; (b) spraying the suspensions in several steps on the carrier, preferably nickel-carrier for generating the different layers, and heating the carrier to a temperature of 100-160 degrees C, preferably 100-145 degrees C under at least partial removal of the dispersing agent; (c) hot-pressing the electrode obtained in the step (b) under a pressure of 0.04-0.4 t/cm2, preferably 0.08-0.3 t/cm2 and a temperature of 60-200 degrees C, preferably 80-150 degrees C; and (d) subsequently sintering the electrode at a temperature of at least 200 degrees C, preferably up to 400 degrees C.