Michael Owen Jackels
MICHAEL OWEN JACKELS
Born : April 13, 1954
Deceased :
Bishop of Wichita, 2005-2013
Archbishop of Dubuque, 2013-2023
 Auxiliary Bishop of Wichita |
 Archbishop of Dubuque |
Official blazon
Origin/meaning
As common in US episcopal heraldry, the arms show the arms of the diocese impaled with the personal arms of the bishop.
The image of St. Michael the Archangel is taken from the arms of the city of Kiev in Ukraine. In addition to being the patron saint of Bishop Jackels, the image represents his mother's family, the Mettlers, who are "Volga Germans". The unicorn is taken from a coat of arms for a (non related) Jaeckel family from Nürnberg, Germany, and was chosen to represent his father's family.
When read from left to right Bishop Jackels' coat of arms declares "ecce adsum" - here I am, Michael Jackels - announcing his name to the people God has called him to serve. The motto "ecce adsum" also recalls the right and true answer given by so many to the manifest will ofthe Father: by Samuel when called to serve as his prophet, "Here I am, for you called me" (1 Samuel 3:5); by the Virgin Mary's to the call tobe the Mother of Jesus, the Son of God, "Here am I, the servant ofthe Lord: let it be with me according to your word" (Luke 1:38); and by Jesus in Gethsemane, at the beginning ofhis Passion, "Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me, yet not my will but yours be done" (Luke 22:42).
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Literature : Information Diocese of Wichita