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Conewago Chapel
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Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Conewago is located in Pennsylvania
Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Conewago
Location in Pennsylvania
Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Conewago is located in the United States
Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Conewago
Location in the United States
Location 3 miles (4.8 km) northwest of Hanover, Conewago Township, Pennsylvania
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1787
Architectural style Federal
NRHP reference No. 75001604
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Added to NRHP January 29, 1975

The Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, also known as Conewago Chapel, is a Roman Catholic minor basilica dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus located in Conewago Township (Adams County), Pennsylvania. The church is a part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg.

Description

The Basilica was built between 1785 and 1787, and is constructed of brownstone with three-foot-thick walls. It measures 2+1⁄2 stories high, three bays wide and five bays deep. It features a Federal style entrance with a semi-circular arched doorway and an 80-foot-high spire, added in 1873. Attached to the chapel is a three-story rectory, also built in 1787. It is the oldest Roman Catholic church constructed of stone in the United States. Prince Gallitzin spent the first five years of his priesthood at Conewago Chapel from 1795 to 1799.

It was decreed a minor basilica on June 30, 1962. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

  • Interior of Conewago Chapel, Adams County, Pennsylvania

    Interior of chapel

  • Conewago Chapel RC altar AdamsCo PA

    Altar

  • Conewago Chapel RC bell AdamsCo PA

    Bell

  • Conewago Chapel RC 1841 gravestone

    1841 gravestone

List of Pastors

The following priests have served as pastor of the church:

  1. William Wappeler (1741–1748)
  2. T. Schneider (1748–1753)
  3. Mathias Manners (Mathias Sittensperger) (1753–1758)
  4. James Frambach (1758–1768)
  5. James Pellentz (1768–1800)
  6. Francis X. Brosius (1800–1803)
  7. S. Cerfourmont (1803–1804)
  8. Louis de Barth (1804–1812)
  9. Adam Brit (1812–1822)
  10. Mathew Lekeu (1822–1843)
  11. N. Steinbacher (1843–1846)
  12. Michael Tuffer (1846–1847)
  13. Joseph Enders (1847–1858)
  14. John Cattani (1858–1865)
  15. Simon Dompieri (1865–1866)
  16. A. Carlier (1866–1868)
  17. Burchard Villiger (1868–1869)
  18. I. Bellwalder (1869–1871)
  19. Joseph Enders (1871–1884)
  20. Patrick Forhand (1884–1888)
  21. John Mullaly (1888–1891)
  22. Thomas Hayes (1891–1893)
  23. Timonthy Oleary (1893–1898)
  24. Daniel Haugh (1898–1899)
  25. William B. Cowardin (1899–1901)
  26. Hugo A. Loague (1901–1902)
  27. E. Halfetermeyer (1902–1909)
  28. Germanus Kohl (1909–1914)
  29. Charles Koch (1914–1925)
  30. John F. O' Donnell (1925–1947)
  31. Harold E. Keller (1947–1953)
  32. John P. Bolin (1953–1966)
  33. Thomas J. McGough (1966–1980)
  34. George W. Rost (1980–2000)
  35. Lawrence J. McNeil (2000–2013)
  36. James E. Lease (2013–2015)
  37. Joseph Howard (2015–2020)
  38. Dwight Schlaline (2020-present)

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Basílica del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús (Conewago) para niños

  • John W. Beschter
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