Archdiocese of Washington

ARCHDIOCESE OF WASHINGTON

Denomination : Roman Catholic

Arms (crest) of Archdiocese of Washington

Official blazon

Quarterly azure and gules, a cross bottony over all quarterly or and argent; 1, a crescent argent; 2, three mullets of six points fesswise in chief argent; 3, as many mullets of five points fesswise in chief argent; 4, a head erased affronté and winged all argent.

Origin/meaning

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Arms of Archbishops

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Archbishop Patrick Aloysius O'Boyle (1948-1973), Cardinal 1967.
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Archbishop William Wakefield Baum (1973-1980), Cardinal 1976.
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Archbishop Jamnes Aloysius Hickey (1980-2000), Cardinal 1988.
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Archbishop Theodore Edgar McCarrick (2001-2006), Cardinal 2001-2018.
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Archbishop Donald William Wuerl (2006-present), Cardinal 2010.