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The arms were recorded at the College of Arms. | The arms were recorded at the College of Arms. | ||
The arms show the Cross of St. Chad, the patron saint of the diocese. | The arms show the Cross of St. Chad, the patron saint of the diocese. Lichfield was made the episcopal see by St. Chad (Ceadda) in 669. | ||
The earliest seal on which arms are found for the diocese is that of William Booth (1447-1452) where only a cross potent is seen as the diocesan arms. | |||
====Arms of Bishops==== | ====Arms of Bishops==== | ||