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'''DIOCESE OF SPRINGFIELD IN MASSACHUSETTS''' (Dioecesis Campifontis)


'''DIOCESE OF SPRINGFIELD IN MASSACHUSETTS'''
Country: [[Ecclesiastical heraldry of the United States|United States]]<br>
Denomination: [[:Category:Catholic heraldry|Roman Catholic]]


Denomination : Roman Catholic
Established: 1870


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


====Official blazon====
===Official blazon===
Argent, a cross pommetty gules between four fountains.


===Origin/meaning===
The heraldic fountains on silver fields are canting. The four springs also represent the four Gospels, the fountains of the Christian Faith. The red cross, with the arms terminating in a single ball, the Cross of Saint-Michael, represent the Archangel Patron of the diocese.


====Origin/meaning====
====Arms of Bishops====
I have no information on the origin or meaning of these arms. Any information is welcome !
<gallery perrow=0>
File:springfield-oreilly.jpg|[[Patrick Thomas O'Reilly]] (1870-1892)
File:springfield-beaven.jpg|[[Thomas Daniel Beaven]] (1892-1920)
File:springfield-oleary.jpg|[[Thomas Michael O'Leary]] (1921-1949)
File:springfield-weldon.jpg|[[Christopher Joseph Weldon]] (1950-1977)
File:springfield-maguire.jpg|[[Joseph Francis Maguire]] (1977-1992)
File:Springfieldm-marshall.jpg|[[John Aloysius Marshall]] (1992-1994)
File:Springfield-dupre.jpg|[[Thomas Ludger Dupré]] (1995-2004)
File:springfield-mcdonnell.jpg|[[Timothy Anthony McDonnell]] (2004–2014)
File:springfieldm-rozanski.rel.jpg|[[Mitchell Thomas Rozanski]] (2014-2020)
File:springfieldm-byrne.jpg|[[William Draper Byrne]] (2020-present)
</gallery>


====Arms of Auxiliary Bishops====
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File:springfield-oneil.jpg|[[Leo Edward O'Neil]] (1980-1989)
</gallery>
[[Heraldic literature - Ecclesiastical heraldry|'''Literature''']]:
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[[Category:Dioceses of the United States]]
[[Category:Roman Catholic dioceses]]
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Latest revision as of 08:19, 11 August 2024

DIOCESE OF SPRINGFIELD IN MASSACHUSETTS (Dioecesis Campifontis)

Country: United States
Denomination: Roman Catholic

Established: 1870

Arms (crest) of Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts

Official blazon

Argent, a cross pommetty gules between four fountains.

Origin/meaning

The heraldic fountains on silver fields are canting. The four springs also represent the four Gospels, the fountains of the Christian Faith. The red cross, with the arms terminating in a single ball, the Cross of Saint-Michael, represent the Archangel Patron of the diocese.

Arms of Bishops

Arms of Auxiliary Bishops


Literature:

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