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DIOCESE OF MOTHERWELL (Dioecesis Matrisfontis)
Country : United Kingdom
Denomination : Roman Catholic
Established : 1947
Official blazon
Azure, a fountain between three fleur-de-lys in pairle, that in base reversed Argent; behind the Shield are palced in saltire an Episcopal cross and a crosier Or and above the Shield is placed a precious mitre proper, and in an Escrol below the Shield this Motto "SECTAMINI CARITATEM".
Origin/meaning
Granted by Lord Lyon King of Arms April 25, 1990.
The arms are canting, the fountain = Well, the Fleur de Lys = the Mother that is St Mary.
Arms of Bishops
Edward Wilson Douglas (1948–1954)
James Donald Scanlan (1955–1964)
Francis Alexander Spalding Warden Thomson (1964–1982)
Joseph Devine (1983–2013)
Joseph Anthony Toal (2014–present)
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