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'''DIOCESE OF FALL RIVER'''
Country: [[Ecclesiastical heraldry of the United States|United States]]<br>
Denomination: [[:Category:Catholic heraldry|Roman Catholic]]


Denomination : Roman Catholic
Established: 1904


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[[File:fallriver.us.png|center|300 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]


====Official blazon====
===Official blazon===
Argent, a bend wavy azure, over all a cross nowy throughout gules, charged with a star of six points of the first.


===Origin/meaning===
The wavy blue bend is a canting element for a 'falling river'. The cross symbolises redemptation and graces which flow from the cathedral as a spiritual centre of the diocese.


====Origin/meaning====
The red circle with the 6 pointed star honors the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary; the title of the cathedral is ¨Morning Star¨.
I have no information on the origin or meaning of these arms. Any information is welcome !


[[Literature]] : Image from [http://commons.wikimedia.org Wikipedia] by Alekjds
 
====Arms of Bishops====
<gallery perrow=0>
File:fallriver-stang.jpg|[[William Stang]] (1904-1907)
File:fallriver-feehan.jpg|[[Daniel Francis Feehan]] (1907-1934)
File:fallriver-cassidy.jpg|[[James Edwin Cassidy]] (1934-1951)
File:fallriver-connolly.jpg|[[James Louis Connolly]] (1951-1970)
File:fallriver-cronin.jpg|[[Daniel Anthony Cronin]] (1970-1992)
File:fallriver-omalley.jpg|[[Seán Patrick O'Malley]] (1992-2002)
File:fallriver-coleman.jpg|[[George William Coleman]] (2003-2014)
File:fallriver-cunha.jpg|[[Edgar Moreira da Cunha]] (2014-present)
</gallery>
 
====Arms of Auxiliary Bishops====
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File:fallriver-gerrard.jpg|[[James Joseph Gerrard]] (1959-1976)
</gallery>
 
[[Heraldic literature - Ecclesiastical heraldry|'''Literature''']]:
 
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Latest revision as of 08:11, 11 August 2024

DIOCESE OF FALL RIVER (Dioecesis Riverormenensis)

Country: United States
Denomination: Roman Catholic

Established: 1904

Arms (crest) of Diocese of Fall River

Official blazon

Argent, a bend wavy azure, over all a cross nowy throughout gules, charged with a star of six points of the first.

Origin/meaning

The wavy blue bend is a canting element for a 'falling river'. The cross symbolises redemptation and graces which flow from the cathedral as a spiritual centre of the diocese.

The red circle with the 6 pointed star honors the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary; the title of the cathedral is ¨Morning Star¨.


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