Adolphus Louis de Barth Walbach, commonly known as Louis de Barth, was a Roman Catholic priest in Pennsylvania and Maryland. Born and raised in Alsace, he emigrated with his noble family to the United States during the French Revolution. He spent the rest of his life as a priest there, mostly at Conewago Chapel in rural Pennsylvania. After the Bishop of Philadelphia died in 1814, de Barth temporarily led the diocese as apostolic administrator until a new bishop arrived in 1820. After several years at a German-speaking Baltimore parish, he retired to Washington, D.C., in 1841 and died there three years later.
De Barth spent much of his clerical career at Conewago Chapel.
Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Conewago
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, Pennsylvania. The church is a part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg.
Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Conewago
Interior of chapel
Altar
Bell