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DIOCESE OF STEUBENVILLE (Dioecesis Steubenvicensis)

Country: United States
Denomination: Roman Catholic

Established: 1944

Official blazon

Chief party Azure; fess Argent per pale Azure, bend Gules. Base point Argent. In chief a heart Argent charged with a rose Gules above a crescent Argent; in base a torteaux charged with a celestial crown Or, on the circlet of the crown the letters I H S Sable, between three tongues of fire Gules one in fess, one in nombril, and one in base.

Origin/meaning

The upper third contains three charges of the Blessed Virgin Mary, patroness of the diocese. This dedication is represented in a field of blue, her traditional color. The silver heart is the Immaculate Heart of Mary. On the heart is the Rose of Sharon, a biblical title for Mary. The silver moon indicates Mary´s Immaculate Conception.

The central shows is the arms of Baron Friedrich Von Steuben, after which the city is named.

Wappen von Diocese of Steubenville/Coat of arms (crest) of Diocese of Steubenville

The Von Steuben arms in the Wappen-Sammlung (1900)

The lowest section indicates the spiritual seat or ´cathedra´ of the diocese, the Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral. It is indicated by a celestial crown of gold on a red disc. We see the Holy Name IHS on the crown. The three red pentacostal tongues of fire on a silver field refer to the Church´s evangelical mission (Saint-Luke 12:49).

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+Denomination: [[:Category:Catholic heraldry|Roman Catholic]]
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+Established: 1944
+[[File:steubenville.us.png|300 px|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]
+===Official blazon===
+Chief party Azure; fess Argent per pale Azure, bend Gules. Base point Argent. In chief a heart Argent charged with a rose Gules above a crescent Argent; in base a torteaux charged with a celestial crown Or, on the circlet of the crown the letters I H S Sable, between three tongues of fire Gules one in fess, one in nombril, and one in base.
-'''DIOCESE OF STEUBENVILLE'''
+===Origin/meaning===
+The upper third contains three charges of the Blessed Virgin Mary, patroness of the diocese. This dedication is represented in a field of blue, her traditional color. The silver heart is the Immaculate Heart of Mary. On the heart is the Rose of Sharon, a biblical title for Mary. The silver moon indicates Mary´s Immaculate Conception.
-Denomination : Roman Catholic
+The central shows is the arms of Baron Friedrich Von Steuben, after which the city is named.
+{|align="center"
+|align="center"|[[File:2989a.wsa.jpg|center|200 px|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The Von Steuben arms in the [[Wappen-Sammlung Series 3 Nobility|Wappen-Sammlung]] (1900)
+|}
-[[File:steubenville.us.rel.png|center]]
+The lowest section indicates the spiritual seat or ´cathedra´ of the diocese, the Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral. It is indicated by a celestial crown of gold on a red disc. We see the Holy Name IHS on the crown. The three red pentacostal tongues of fire on a silver field refer to the Church´s evangelical mission (Saint-Luke 12:49).
-====Official blazon====
+====Arms of Bishops====
+<gallery perrow=0>
+File:steubenville-mussio.jpg|[[Anthony John King Mussio]] (1945-1977)
+File:steubenville-ottenweiler.jpg|[[Albert Henry Ottenweller]] (1977-1992)
+File:steubenville-sheldon.jpg|[[Gilbert Ignatius Sheldon]] (1992-2002)
+File:steubenville-conlon.jpg|[[Robert Daniel Conlon]] (2002–2011)
+File:steubenville-monforton.jpg|[[Jeffrey Marc Monforton]] (2012-present)
+</gallery>
-====Origin/meaning====
+[[Heraldic literature - Ecclesiastical heraldry|'''Literature''']]:
-I have no information on the origin or meaning of these arms. Any information is welcome !
-[[Literature]] : Image from [http://commons.wikimedia.org Wikipedia] by Alekjds
+{{religion}}
+{{media}}
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-[[Category:Dioceses of the United States]]
 [[Category:Roman Catholic dioceses]]