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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms were designed | The arms were designed in 1980. | ||
The blue star came from the original coat of arms of the Diocese of Concordia and symbolizes the title of Maria as Our Lady of Perpetual Help, the dioceses Patroness. The heart symbolizes the new diocese Salina after 1945 and its new cathedral, which was dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. | The blue star came from the original coat of arms of the Diocese of Concordia and symbolizes the title of Maria as Our Lady of Perpetual Help, the dioceses Patroness. The heart symbolizes the new diocese Salina after 1945 and its new cathedral, which was dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. | ||
The cross-partition in this shield is not really explained. | The cross-partition in this shield is not really explained. | ||
The arms of Concordia: | |||
[[File:concordia.rel.jpg|300 px|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | |||
The cross on the green hill, symbolises the church in Kansas with its rolling green fields. The ox yoke is a symbol for 'Concordia'. The star and fleur-de-lys are taken from the arms of Pope [[Leo XIII]], who created the diocese in 1887. Both are also symbols for St. Mary, the patron saint of the cathedral. | |||
====Arms of Bishops of Concordia==== | ====Arms of Bishops of Concordia==== | ||
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No image|[[Francis Augustine Thill]] (1938-1957) | No image|[[Francis Augustine Thill]] (1938-1957) | ||
File:Salina- | File:Salina-freking1.jpg|[[Frederick William Freking]] (1957-1964) | ||
File:Salina-vogel.jpg|[[Cyril John Vogel]] (1965-1979) | |||
File:Salina-kucera.jpg|[[Daniel William Kucera]] (1980-1983) | File:Salina-kucera.jpg|[[Daniel William Kucera]] (1980-1983) | ||
File:Salina-fitzsimons.jpg|[[George Kinzie Fitzsimons]] (1984-2004) | File:Salina-fitzsimons.jpg|[[George Kinzie Fitzsimons]] (1984-2004) | ||
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DIOCESE OF SALINA (Dioecesis Salinensis)
Country : United States
Denomination : Roman Catholic
Established : 1887 as the Diocese of Concordia
Renamed 1944 as the Diocese of Salina
Official blazon
Origin/meaning
The arms were designed in 1980.
The blue star came from the original coat of arms of the Diocese of Concordia and symbolizes the title of Maria as Our Lady of Perpetual Help, the dioceses Patroness. The heart symbolizes the new diocese Salina after 1945 and its new cathedral, which was dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
The cross-partition in this shield is not really explained.
The arms of Concordia:
The cross on the green hill, symbolises the church in Kansas with its rolling green fields. The ox yoke is a symbol for 'Concordia'. The star and fleur-de-lys are taken from the arms of Pope Leo XIII, who created the diocese in 1887. Both are also symbols for St. Mary, the patron saint of the cathedral.
Arms of Bishops of Concordia
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Richard Scannell (1887–1891)
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Thaddeus Joseph Butler (1897) (died before consecration)
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John Francis Cunningham (1898–1919)
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Francis Joseph Tief (1920–1938)
Arms of Bishops of Salina
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Francis Augustine Thill (1938-1957)
Frederick William Freking (1957-1964)
Cyril John Vogel (1965-1979)
Daniel William Kucera (1980-1983)
George Kinzie Fitzsimons (1984-2004)
Paul Stagg Coakley (2004-2010)
Edward Joseph Weisenburger (2012–2017)
Gerald Lee Vincke (2018-present)
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