Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Conewago
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The Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is a Roman Catholic minor basilica
dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus located in Conewago Township
, Pennsylvania
. The church is under the circumscription of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg
. The basilica was decreed on June 30, 1962.
Basilica
The Latin word basilica , was originally used to describe a Roman public building, usually located in the forum of a Roman town. Public basilicas began to appear in Hellenistic cities in the 2nd century BC.The term was also applied to buildings used for religious purposes...
dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus located in Conewago Township
Conewago Township, York County, Pennsylvania
Conewago Township is a township in York County, Pennsylvania, USA. The population was 7,510 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.93%, is water....
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
. The church is under the circumscription of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg
Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg covers 15 counties of South Central Pennsylvania: Adams, Columbia, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Juniata, Lancaster, Lebanon, Mifflin, Montour, Northumberland, Perry, Snyder, Union and York. The seat of the bishop is in St...
. The basilica was decreed on June 30, 1962.