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The arms appears first in the Seal of [[Robert Nevill]], bishop from 1438-1457. The lions might come from the arms of Thomas Hatfield, bishop from 1345-1381. | The arms appears first in the Seal of [[Robert Nevill]], bishop from 1438-1457. The lions might come from the arms of Thomas Hatfield, bishop from 1345-1381. | ||
Arms with the field red and the cross and lions silver is also said to be the | Arms with the field red and the cross and lions silver is also said to be the arms of St. Denys bishop and martyr. The Bishop of Durham alone among English Bishops has the right to have a coronet about the rim of the mitre. This in remembrance of the Palatine authority exercised by the Bishops until 1835. | ||
====Arms of Roman Catholic Bishops==== | ====Arms of Roman Catholic Bishops==== | ||