Columba Macbeth Green

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' COLUMBA MACBETH GREEN 'Born: 30 June 1968
Deceased:

Bishop of Wilcannia-Forbes, 2014-present

Arms (crest) of Columba Macbeth Green
Official blazon
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  • (personal side) Per saltire Argent and Gules charged with four blades of a windmill counter changed. on a chief Or beween two fleurs-de-lis Vert a raven Sable holding in its beak a loaf of bread Argent.

Origin/meaning

As common in Australian episcopal heraldry, the arms show the arms of the diocese impaled with the personal arms of the bishop.

The red and white shield is divided in the form of a saltire cross which is the form of the flag of Scotland, an ancestral and cultural home for the bishop and the location of St. Columba's major ministry.

The bishop grew up on a farm that had many windmill water pumps. These pumps were used to draw water from the dams and water bores. Water is life in country Australia. The four blades from one of those windmill pumps acknowledge his rural origins. They are in the form of a cross to signify Christ's presence in rural areas where He draws living water from the springs of salvation to quench thirsty souls.

The two fleurs-de-lis represent the Blessed Virgin Mary, to whom the bishop always had a great personal devtion. The Pauline Order, to which he belongs, also has great devotion to Our Lady.

The raven with the bread in its mouth is from the arms of Pauline Order. Tradition has it that St Paul, like the prophet Elijah, was fed in his cave each day by a raven with a piece of bread. This represents the important role of the Pauline Order in his religious formation.

The red and gold are colours from the Scottish Macbeth clan badge. The green on the fleurs-de-lis represents the Green family.

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

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