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'''DIOCESE OF MOTHERWELL''' (Dioecesis Matrisfontis) | '''DIOCESE OF MOTHERWELL''' (Dioecesis Matrisfontis) | ||
Country : [[Ecclesiastical heraldry of the United Kingdom|United Kingdom]]<br> | |||
Denomination : [[:Category:Catholic heraldry|Roman Catholic]]<br> | Denomination : [[:Category:Catholic heraldry|Roman Catholic]]<br> | ||
Established : 1947 | Established : 1947 | ||
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DIOCESE OF MOTHERWELL (Dioecesis Matrisfontis)
Country : United Kingdom
Denomination : Roman Catholic
Established : 1947
Official blazon
Azure, a fountain between three fleur-de-lys in pairle, that in base reversed Argent; behind the Shield are palced in saltire an Episcopal cross and a crosier Or and above the Shield is placed a precious mitre proper, and in an Escrol below the Shield this Motto "SECTAMINI CARITATEM".
Origin/meaning
The Arms are Canting, the Fountain = Well, the Fleur de Lys = the Mother that is St Mary. Granted by Lord Lyon King of Arms 25 april 1990.
Arms of Bishops
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Edward Wilson Douglas (1948–1954)
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James Donald Scanlan (1955–1964)
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Francis Alexander Spalding Warden Thomson (1964–1982)
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Joseph Devine (1983–2013)
Joseph Toal (2014– present)
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