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'''DIOCESE OF WORCESTER''' (Dioecesis Wigorniensis) | |||
Country: [[Ecclesiastical heraldry of the United States|United States]]<br> | |||
Denomination: [[:Category:Catholic heraldry|Roman Catholic]] | |||
Established: 1950 | |||
[[File:worcester.us | [[File:worcester.us.png|center|300 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
Azure, a cross | Azure, a cross fieurettée or, on a chief argent, four torteaux gules. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were originally designed by Dom William Bayne OSB of the Abbey of Saint-Gregory the Great in Portsmouth (RI). The golden fleur-de-lis-cross on blue comes from the arms of the [[Archdiocese of Boston]] of which the diocese Worcester in 1950 was created. | |||
[[ | The fleur-de-lis endings refer to the first Bishop of Boston, [[Jean-Louis Lefebvre de Cheverus]], a French bishop who later became cardinal-archbishop of Bordeaux, France. The employment of the Cross is to proclaim the major theme of the Preachings of Saint-Paul, titular of the Cathedral-church of Worcester. | ||
The four red plates, called ¨Torteaux¨, are taken from the arms of the (Anglican) [[Diocese of Worcester]] in England, honoring the name of the See city. | |||
====Arms of Bishops==== | |||
<gallery perrow=0> | |||
File:Worcester-wright.jpg|[[John Joseph Wright]] (1950-1959) | |||
File:Worcester-flanagan.jpg|[[Bernard Joseph Flanagan]] (1959-1983) | |||
File:Worcester-harrington.jpg|[[Timothy Joseph Harrington]] (1983-1994) | |||
File:Worcester-reilly.jpg|[[Daniel Patrick Reilly]] (1994-2004) | |||
file:worcester-mcmanus.jpg|[[Robert Joseph McManus]] (2004–present) | |||
</gallery> | |||
====Arms of Auxiliary Bishops==== | |||
<gallery perrow=0> | |||
File:Worcester-harringtona.jpg|[[Timothy Joseph Harrington]] (1968-1983) | |||
File:Worcester-rueger.jpg|[[George Edward Rueger]] (1988-2005) | |||
</gallery> | |||
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[[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]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:18, 11 August 2024
DIOCESE OF WORCESTER (Dioecesis Wigorniensis)
Country: United States
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Established: 1950
Official blazon
Azure, a cross fieurettée or, on a chief argent, four torteaux gules.
Origin/meaning
The arms were originally designed by Dom William Bayne OSB of the Abbey of Saint-Gregory the Great in Portsmouth (RI). The golden fleur-de-lis-cross on blue comes from the arms of the Archdiocese of Boston of which the diocese Worcester in 1950 was created.
The fleur-de-lis endings refer to the first Bishop of Boston, Jean-Louis Lefebvre de Cheverus, a French bishop who later became cardinal-archbishop of Bordeaux, France. The employment of the Cross is to proclaim the major theme of the Preachings of Saint-Paul, titular of the Cathedral-church of Worcester.
The four red plates, called ¨Torteaux¨, are taken from the arms of the (Anglican) Diocese of Worcester in England, honoring the name of the See city.
Arms of Bishops
John Joseph Wright (1950-1959)
Bernard Joseph Flanagan (1959-1983)
Timothy Joseph Harrington (1983-1994)
Daniel Patrick Reilly (1994-2004)
Robert Joseph McManus (2004–present)
Arms of Auxiliary Bishops
Timothy Joseph Harrington (1968-1983)
George Edward Rueger (1988-2005)
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