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'''DIOCESE OF NIASSA''' | '''DIOCESE OF NIASSA''' | ||
Denomination : Anglican | Denomination: [[:Category:Anglican heraldry|Anglican]] | ||
[[File:niassa.rel.gif|center]] | [[File:niassa.rel.gif|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
Gules, two Keys in Saltire wards downwards and outwards Or a Chief Argent thereon an anchor Sable. | Gules, two Keys in Saltire wards downwards and outwards Or a Chief Argent thereon an anchor Sable. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on March 27, 2001 by the South African Bureau of Heraldry (the diocese being part of the South African Anglican church). | The arms were officially granted on March 27, 2001 by the South African Bureau of Heraldry (the diocese being part of the South African Anglican church). | ||
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The diocese covers most of the north of Mozambique and the main congregations are along Lake Malawi, and the arms thus show a local fisherman on the lake. | The diocese covers most of the north of Mozambique and the main congregations are along Lake Malawi, and the arms thus show a local fisherman on the lake. | ||
[[Literature]]: Images and information by Mike Oettle | |||
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[[Heraldic literature - Ecclesiastical heraldry|Literature]]: Images and information by Mike Oettle | |||
[[Category:Mozambique]] | [[Category:Mozambique]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 2001]] | [[Category:Granted 2001]] | ||
[[Category:Anglican dioceses]] |
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