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


Denomination : Roman Catholic
Established: 1843


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


====Official blazon====
===Official blazon===
Sable, a fess chequy argent and azure, in chief two crosses-pattées-arrondies or, over all in pale a sword, hilt in base, of the last.
Sable, a fess chequy argent and azure, in chief two crosses-pattées-arrondies or, over all in pale a sword, hilt in base, of the last.


====Origin/meaning====
===Origin/meaning===
I have no information on the origin or meaning of these arms. Any information is welcome !
The diocesan arms were designed by the late Pierre Chaignon la Rose. The black field is appropriate to the City of Pittsburgh. The chequy bare stand for a counting board, all based on the arms of William Pitt who was chancellor of the exchequer of England and for whom the city is named. The colors of the bar in the official Pitt grant were changed to silver and blue and the coins of treasury were transferred into global convexed crosses. The sword was added in honor of Saint-Paul, the patron Saint of the Cathedral of Pittsburgh.


[[Literature]] : Image from [http://commons.wikimedia.org Wikipedia] by Alekjds
====Arms of Bishops====
<gallery perrow=0>
File:Erie-oconnor.jpg|[[Michael O'Connor]] (1843-1853, 1853-1860)
File:pittsburgh-domenec.jpg|[[Michael Domenec]] (1860-1876)
File:pittsburgh-tuigg.jpg|[[John Tuigg]] (1876-1889)
File:pittsburgh-phelan.jpg|[[Richard Phelan]] (1889-1904)
File:pittsburgh-canevin.jpg|[[John Francis Regis Canevin]] (1904-1921), appointed Archbishop (ad personam) in 1921
File:pittsburgh-boyle.jpg|[[Hugh Charles Boyle]] (1921-1950)
File:pittsburgh-dearden.jpg|[[John Francis Dearden]] (1950-1958)
File:pittsburgh-wright.jpg|[[John Joseph Wright]] (1959-1969)
File:pittsburgh-leonard.jpg|[[Vincent Martin Leonard]] (1969-1983)
File:pittsburgh-bevilacqua.jpg|[[Anthony Joseph Bevilacqua]] (1983-1987)
File:pittsburgh-wuerl.jpg|[[Donald William Wuerl]] (1988-2006)
File:pittsburgh-zubik.jpg|[[David Allen Zubik]] (2007-present)
</gallery>
 
====Arms of Auxiliary Bishops====
<gallery perrow=0>
File:pittsburgh-carroll.jpg|[[Coleman Francis Carroll]] (1953-1958)
File:Pittsburgh-leonarda.jpg|[[Vincent Martin Leonard]] (1964-1969)
File:Pittsburgh-mcdowell.jpg|[[John Bernard McDowell]] (1966-1996)
No image|[[Anthony Gerard Bosco]] (1970-1987)
File:pittsburgh-winter.jpg|[[William Joseph Winter]] (1989-2005)
File:Pittsburgh-tobin.jpg|[[Thomas Joseph Tobin]] (1992-1996)
No image|[[David Allen Zubik]] (1997-2003)
File:Pittsburgh-bradley.jpg|[[Paul Joseph Bradley]] (2004-2009)
File:pittsburgh-waltersheid.jpg|[[William John Waltersheid]] (2011-present)
File:pittsburgh-eckman.jpg|[[Mark Anthony Eckman]] (2021-present)
</gallery>
 
 
[[Heraldic literature - Ecclesiastical heraldry|'''Literature''']]:
 
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{{media}} diocesan website, Hans van Heijningen


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[[Category:Roman Catholic dioceses]]
[[Category:Roman Catholic dioceses]]

Latest revision as of 08:16, 11 August 2024

DIOCESE OF PITTSBURGH (Dioecesis Pittsburgensis)

Country: United States
Denomination: Roman Catholic

Established: 1843

Arms (crest) of Diocese of Pittsburgh

Official blazon

Sable, a fess chequy argent and azure, in chief two crosses-pattées-arrondies or, over all in pale a sword, hilt in base, of the last.

Origin/meaning

The diocesan arms were designed by the late Pierre Chaignon la Rose. The black field is appropriate to the City of Pittsburgh. The chequy bare stand for a counting board, all based on the arms of William Pitt who was chancellor of the exchequer of England and for whom the city is named. The colors of the bar in the official Pitt grant were changed to silver and blue and the coins of treasury were transferred into global convexed crosses. The sword was added in honor of Saint-Paul, the patron Saint of the Cathedral of Pittsburgh.

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