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'''DIOCESE OF ARLINGTON ''' (Dioecesis Arlingtonensis) | '''DIOCESE OF ARLINGTON ''' (Dioecesis Arlingtonensis) | ||
Country : [[Ecclesiastical heraldry of the United States|United States]]<br> | Country: [[Ecclesiastical heraldry of the United States|United States]]<br> | ||
Denomination : [[:Category:Catholic heraldry|Roman Catholic]] | Denomination: [[:Category:Catholic heraldry|Roman Catholic]] | ||
Established : 1974 | Established: 1974 | ||
[[File:arlington.us.png|center|300 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:arlington.us.png|center|300 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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{{media}} ẅebpage Diocese of Arlington | {{media}} ẅebpage Diocese of Arlington | ||
<br> Blazon from [http://usheraldicregistry.com/index.php?n=Registrations.20061022J here]. Thanks to Adam W. for providing the information. | <br> Blazon from [http://usheraldicregistry.com/index.php?n=Registrations.20061022J here]. Thanks to Adam W. for providing the information. |
Latest revision as of 08:09, 11 August 2024
DIOCESE OF ARLINGTON (Dioecesis Arlingtonensis)
Country: United States
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Established: 1974
Official blazon
Azure on a fess engrailed Argent a bar Gules in chief a mullet encircled by ten lessor mullets in base a crescent Argent.
Origin/meaning
Red, white and blue are meant here as the colors of the Stars and Stripes, the national flag of the USA. They are to reflect the extreme proximity of the Arlington to the nations capital and the close connection of Arlington and its people to the government of the USA.
The engrailed edges come from the arms of Saint-Thomas More, patron saint of the Cathedral Church of Arlington.
Above and below the bar are a silver star and a silver crescent, both symbols of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Patroness of the diocese and of the United States. The star above the bar is encircled by 10 smaller stars to represent Virginia which was the 10th State admitted to the Union.
Arms of Bishops
Thomas Jerome Welsh (1974-1983)
John Richard Keating (1983-1998)
Paul Stephen Loverde (1999-2016)
Michael Francis Burbidge (2016-present)
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