Kevin Lawrence Rafferty

KEVIN LAWRENCE RAFFERTY

Born : June 24, 1933
Deceased : April 19, 1996

Auxiliary bishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, 1990-1996; Titular Bishop of Ausuaga

Official blazon

Ermine a saltire Azure surmounted of an eagle displayed Sable charged on each wing with four acorns slipped in cross Or, overall on a fess Or a mitre Azure between two salmon naiant Gules, all within a bordure Azure.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted in 1991.

Bishop Rafferty's arms were a differenced version of the O'Rafferty arms as given in McLysaght (1972): Ermine an eagle displayed Sable, overall a fess Or charged with two salmon naiant Gules.

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