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'''DIOCESE OF WORCESTER''' (Dioecesis Wigorniensis) | '''DIOCESE OF WORCESTER''' (Dioecesis Wigorniensis) | ||
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 : 1950 | Established: 1950 | ||
[[File:worcester.us.png|center|300 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:worcester.us.png|center|300 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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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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