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'''DIOCESE OF TUCSON''' (Dioecesis Tucsonensis)
'''DIOCESE OF TUCSON''' (Dioecesis Tucsonensis)


Country : [[Ecclesiastical heraldry of the United States|United States]]<br>
Country: [[Ecclesiastical heraldry of the United States|United States]]<br>
Denomination : [[:Category:Catholic heraldry|Roman Catholic]]
Denomination: [[:Category:Catholic heraldry|Roman Catholic]]


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


[[File:tucson.us.rel.jpg|300 px|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]
[[File:tucson.us.rel.jpg|300 px|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]


===Official blazon===
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|+Official blazon
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|'''English'''
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===Origin/meaning===
===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 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´.  
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====Arms of Bishops====
====Arms of Bishops====
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No image|[[Peter Bourgade]] (1897-1899)
File:tucson-salpointe.jpg|[[Jean-Baptiste Salpointe]] (1868-1885)
No image|[[Henry Regis Granjon]] (1900-1922)
File:tucson-bourgade.jpg|[[Peter Bourgade]] (1885-1899)
No image|[[Daniel James Gercke]] (1923-1960)
File:tucson-granjon.jpg|[[Henry Regis Granjon]] (1900-1922)
No image|[[Francis Joseph Green]] (1960-1981)
File:Tucson-gercke.jpg|[[Daniel James Gercke]] (1923-1960)
No image|[[Manuel Duran Moreno]] (1982-2003)
File:tucson-green.jpg|[[Francis Joseph Green]] (1960-1981)
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)
File:tucson-weisenburger.jpg|[[Edward Joseph Weisenburger]] (2017-present)
File:tucson-weisenburger.jpg|[[Edward Joseph Weisenburger]] (2017-present)
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</gallery>


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[[Literature]] :diocesan website
[[Heraldic literature - Ecclesiastical heraldry|'''Literature''']]:diocesan website


[[Category:Ecclesiastical heraldry of the United States]]
[[Category:Ecclesiastical heraldry of the United States]]
[[Category:Roman Catholic dioceses]]
[[Category:Roman Catholic dioceses]]

Revision as of 08:18, 11 August 2024

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
Official blazon
English blazon wanted

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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