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'''DIOCESE OF MANCHESTER''' (Diocensis Manchesteriensis) | '''DIOCESE OF MANCHESTER''' (Diocensis Manchesteriensis) | ||
Revision as of 16:18, 26 December 2022
DIOCESE OF MANCHESTER (Diocensis Manchesteriensis)
Country : United States
Denomination : Roman Catholic
Established : 1884
Official blazon
Argent, on a cross gules, a triply bound sheaf of five arrows encircling a staff ensigned by a lily, all of the field.
Origin/meaning
The red cross on argent represent the Christian Faith. The bundle of five arrows is taken from the seal of the ´Colony New Hampshire´ adopted in 1776. The five arrows denote that the five counties bound together in a strong union.
The lily-staff in the midst of the arrows stand for Saint-Joseph, patron saint of the diocesan cathedral.
Arms of Bishops
Denis Mary Bradley (1883-1903)
John Bernard Delany (1904-1906)
George Albert Guertin (1906-1931)
John Bertram Peterson (1932-1944)
Matthew Francis Brady (1944-1959)
Ernest John Primeau (1960-1974)
Odore Joseph Gendron (1974-1990)
Leo Edward O'Neil (1990-1997)
John Brendan McCormack (1998-2011)
Peter Anthony Libasci (2011-Present)
Arms of Auxiliary Bishops
Robert Edward Mulvee (1977-1985)
Joseph John Gerry (1986-1988)
Francis Joseph Christian (1996-2018)
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