Andrew Eugene Bellisario
ANDREW EUGENE BELLISARIO
Born: December 19, 1956
Deceased:
Bishop of Juneau, 2017-2020
Archbishop of Anchorage-Juneau, 2020-present
 Bishop of Juneau |
 Archbishop of Anchorage-Juneau |
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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 cross of Saint Andrew represents Saint Andrew the Apostle, Bishop Bellisario's Patron Saint.
The rose represents Bishop Bellisario's mother, Mildred (1922-2006), and his English heritage. The ship represents the Church, the bark of Saint Peter, putting out into the deep. It also represents Bishop Bellisario's father, Rocky (1915-2005), the Bellisario Family and his Italian heritage.
The Sacred Heart of Jesus represents Jesus, who died for our sins, and commemorates Bishop Bellisario's religious community, the Congregation of the Mission (Vincentians), following Christ evangelizing the poor.
For his motto Bishop Bellisario has chosen these words coming from St. Paul's letter to the Ephesians, "But God, who is rich in mercy, becasue of the great love he had for us, even when we were dead in our transgressions, brought us to life with Christ." (Ephisians 2:4-5)
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