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'''DIOCESE OF MANCHESTER''' (Diocensis Manchesteriensis)


'''DIOCESE OF MANCHESTER'''
Country : [[Ecclesiastical heraldry of the United States|United States]]<br>
Denomination : [[:Category:Catholic heraldry|Roman Catholic]]


Denomination : Roman Catholic
Established : 1884


[[File:manchester.us.rel.png|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]
[[File:manchester.us.png|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]


====Official blazon====
===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.


====Origin/meaning====
The lily-staff in the midst of the arrows stand for Saint-Joseph, patron saint of the diocesan cathedral.
I have no information on the origin or meaning of these arms. Any information is welcome !


{{media}}
====Arms of Bishops====
<gallery perrow=0>
File:Manchester-bradley.jpg|[[Denis Mary Bradley]] (1883-1903)
File:Manchester-delany.jpg|[[John Bernard Delany]] (1904-1906)
File:Manchester-guertin.jpg|[[George Albert Guertin]] (1906-1931)
File:Manchester-Peterson.jpg|[[John Bertram Peterson]] (1932-1944)
File:Manchester-brady.jpg|[[Matthew Francis Brady]] (1944-1959)
File:Manchester-primeau.jpg|[[Ernest John Primeau]] (1960-1974)
File:Manchester-gendron.jpg|[[Odore Joseph Gendron]] (1974-1990)
File:Manchester-oneil.jpg|[[Leo Edward O'Neil]] (1990-1997)
File:Manchester-mccormack.jpg|[[John Brendan McCormack]] (1998-2011)
File:manchester-libasci.jpg|[[Peter Anthony Libasci]] (2011-Present)
</gallery>


[[Literature]] : Image from [http://commons.wikimedia.org Wikipedia] by Alekjds
====Arms of Auxiliary Bishops====
<gallery perrow=0>
File:Manchester-mulvee.jpg|[[Robert Edward Mulvee]] (1977-1985)
File:Manchester-gerry.jpg|[[Joseph John Gerry]] (1986-1988)
File:Manchester-christian.png|[[Francis Joseph Christian]] (1996-2018)
</gallery>
 
[[Heraldic literature - Ecclesiastical heraldry|'''Literature''']]:
 
{{religion}}
{{us}}
{{media}} Brassard, 1957


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[[Category:Ecclesiastical heraldry of the United States]]
[[Category:Dioceses of the United States]]
[[Category:Roman Catholic dioceses]]
[[Category:Roman Catholic dioceses]]

Latest revision as of 13:46, 7 August 2023

DIOCESE OF MANCHESTER (Diocensis Manchesteriensis)

Country : United States
Denomination : Roman Catholic

Established : 1884

Arms (crest) of Diocese of Manchester (USA)

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.

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