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The missionary cross of the Franciscan Order pays tribute to the early missionaries who brought the Christian Faith to Arizona.
The missionary cross of the Franciscan Order pays tribute to the early missionaries who brought the Christian Faith to Arizona.


====Arms of Vicars Bishops====
====Arms of Bishops====
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File:tucson-salpointe.jpg|[[Jean-Baptiste Salpointe]] (1868-1885)
File:tucson-salpointe.jpg|[[Jean-Baptiste Salpointe]] (1868-1885)
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File:tucson-granjon.jpg|[[Henry Regis Granjon]] (1900-1922)
File:tucson-granjon.jpg|[[Henry Regis Granjon]] (1900-1922)
No image|[[Daniel James Gercke]] (1923-1960)
No image|[[Daniel James Gercke]] (1923-1960)
No image|[[Francis Joseph Green]] (1960-1981)
File:tucson-green.jpg[[Francis Joseph Green]] (1960-1981)
File:tucson-moreno.jpg|[[Manuel Duran Moreno]] (1982-2003)
File:tucson-moreno.jpg|[[Manuel Duran Moreno]] (1982-2003)
File:tucson-kicanas.jpg|[[Gerald Frederick Kicanas]] (2003-2017)
File:tucson-kicanas.jpg|[[Gerald Frederick Kicanas]] (2003-2017)

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DIOCESE OF TUCSON (Dioecesis Tucsonensis)

Country : United States
Denomination : Roman Catholic

Established : 1868 as Apostolic Vicariate of Arizona
Elevated to Dioces eof Tucson in 1897

Arms (crest) of Diocese of Tucson

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Origin/meaning

The stag is taken from the seal of Arizona. The black triple mountain upon which the stag is represented indicates the Native American origin of the name ´Tucson´ which means ´at the base of the black hill´.

The missionary cross of the Franciscan Order pays tribute to the early missionaries who brought the Christian Faith to Arizona.

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