George Biskup

GEORGE JOSEPH BISKUP

Born : August 23, 1911
Deceased : October 17, 1979

Auxiliary bishop of Dubuque, 1957-1965; Titular Bishop of Hemeria
Bishop of Des Moines, 1965-1967
Archbishop of Indianapolis, 1970-1979

Auxiliary Bishop of Dubuque	Bishop of Des Moines
Archbishop of Indianapolis

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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 shield is quartered by a cross of St. George, the patron saint of the bishop. The lily is the symbol of St. Joseph, his second patron saint.

The arrowhead is taken from the arms of a Czech family with the same name and thus symbolises the ancestry of the bishop. His name also means 'bishop' in English and the arrow is shown as a cross to emphasise this.

The achievement is completed with the heraldic insignia of a prelate of the rank of bishop.

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