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'''ARCHDIOCESE OF BOSTON''' (Archidioecesis Bostoniensis)


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


Denomination : Roman Catholic
Established: 1808


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


====Official blazon====
===Official blazon===
Azure, a cross fleurettee or; issuant from a base bary wavy of five, of the first and argent, a mount of three coteaux of the second.
Azure, a cross fleurettee or; issuant from a base bary wavy of five, of the first and argent, a mount of three coteaux of the second.


====Origin/meaning====
===Origin/meaning===
I have no information on the origin or meaning of these arms. Any information is welcome !
The "trimount" ( or  "mount  of  three  coupeaux")  is  symbolic  of  Boston, the original name of which was Trimountaine, in reference to the three hills on which the city is said to have been built. In the early chancery documents, Boston was called  «Tremontinensis."  The  cross  fleurettée is in honor of the Cathedral's name: The Holy  Cross, and a reminder that the first bishop of Boston and other early ecclesiastics were natives of France.  


====Arms of Archbishops====
At the base the " barry-wavy" is an allusion to the fact that Boston is one of the most important seaports of the country and was populated by people arriving here from across the sea.


<gallery perrow=5>
====Arms of Bishops====
File:boston-omalley.rel.jpg|Archbishop Seán Patrick O'Malley (2003–present)
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File:boston-lefebvre.jpg|[[Jean-Louis Lefebvre de Cheverus]] (1808-1823)
File:boston-fenwick.jpg|[[Benedict Joseph Fenwick]] (1825-1846)
File:boston-Fitzpatrick.jpg|[[John Bernard Fitzpatrick]] (1846-1866)
</gallery>
</gallery>


====Arms of Archbishops====
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File:boston-williams.jpg|[[John Joseph Williams]] (1866-1907); Archbishop from 1875
File:boston-o-connell.rel.jpg|[[William Henry O'Connell]] (1907-1944)
File:boston-cushing.rel.jpg|[[Richard James Cushing]] (1944-1970)
File:boston-medeiros.rel.jpg|[[Humberto Sousa Medeiros]] (1970-1983)
File:boston-law.rel.jpg|[[Bernard Francis Law]] (1984-2002)
File:boston-omalley.rel.jpg|[[Seán Patrick O'Malley]] (2003-2024)
File:boston-henning.jpg|[[Richard Garth Henning]] (2024-present)
</gallery>


====Arms of Auxiliary bishops====
====Arms of Auxiliary bishops====
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Did not use arms|John Brady (1891-1910)
File:Wilmington-curtis.jpg|[[Alfred Allen Paul Curtis]] (1897-1908)
File:Boston-anderson.jpg|[[Joseph Gaudentius Anderson]] (1909-1927)
File:Boston-Peterson.jpg|[[John Bertram Peterson]] (1927-1932)
File:Boston-spellman.jpg|[[Francis Joseph Spellman]] (1932-1939)
File:Boston-cushinga.jpg|[[Richard James Cushing]] (1939-1944)
File:Boston-kelleher.jpg|[[Louis Francis Kelleher]] (1945-1946)
File:Boston-wright.jpg|[[John Joseph Wright]] (1947-1950)
File:Boston-markham.jpg|[[Thomas Francis Markham]] (1950-1952)
File:Boston-MacKenzie.jpg|[[Eric Francis MacKenzie]] (1950-1969)
File:Boston-Minihan.jpg|[[Jeremiah Francis Minihan]] (1954-1973)
File:Boston-rileytj.jpg|[[Thomas Joseph Riley]] (1959-1976)
File:boston-cronin.jpg|[[Daniel Anthony Cronin]] (1968-1970)
File:Boston-rileylj.jpg|[[Lawrence Joseph Riley]] (1971-1990)
File:Boston-maguire.jpg|[[Joseph Francis Maguire]] (1971-1976)
File:Boston-ruocco.jpg|[[Joseph John Ruocco]] (1974-1980)
File:Boston-mulcahy.jpg|[[John Joseph Mulcahy]] (1974-1992)
File:boston-daily.jpg|[[Thomas Vose Daily]] (1974-1984)
File:boston-darcy.jpg|[[John Michael D'Arcy]] (1975-1985)
File:Boston-hart.jpg|[[Daniel Anthony Hart]] (1976-1995)
File:Boston.hughes.jpg|[[Alfred Clifton Hughes]] (1981-1993)
File:Boston-banks.jpg|[[Robert Joseph Banks]] (1985-1990)
File:boston-nieves.jpg|[[Roberto Octavio González Nieves]]
File:Boston-mcnamara.jpg|[[John Richard McNamara]] (1992-1999)
File:boston-boles.jpg|[[John Patrick Boles]] (1992-2006)
File:Boston-mccormack.jpg|[[John Brendan McCormack]] (1995-1998)
File:boston-murphy.jpg|[[William F. Murphy|William Francis Murphy]] (1995-2001)
File:boston-allue.jpg|[[Emilio Simeon Allué]] (1996-2010)
File:boston-irwin.jpg|[[Francis Xavier Irwin]] (1996-2009)
File:Boston-malone.jpg|[[Richard Joseph Malone]] (2000-2004)
File:Boston-lennon.jpg|[[Richard Gerard Lennon]] (2001-2006)
File:boston-edyvean.jpg|[[Walter James Edyvean]] (2001-2014)
File:Boston-hennesey.jpg|[[Robert Francis Hennessey]] (2006-present)
File:boston-dooher.jpg|[[John Anthony Dooher]] (2006-2018)
File:boston-uglietto.jpg|[[Peter John Uglietto]] (2010-present)
File:boston-kennedy.jpg|[[Arthur Leo Kennedy]] (2010-2017)
File:Boston-deeley.rel.jpg|[[Robert Peter Deeley]] (2012-2013)
File:boston-oconnell.jpg|[[Mark William O'Connell]] (2016-present)
File:boston-reed.jpg|[[Robert Philip Reed]] (2016-present)
File:boston-borro.jpg|[[Cristiano Guilherme Borro Barbosa]] (2023-present)
</gallery>


<gallery perrow=5>
[[Heraldic literature - Ecclesiastical heraldry|'''Literature''']]: Brassard, 1956
File:Boston-deeley.rel.jpg|Bishop Robert Deeley (2014–present)
</gallery>


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[[Literature]] : Image of bishop by Philippe Pille, image of diocese from [http://commons.wikimedia.org Wikipedia] by Alekjds


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Latest revision as of 07:59, 19 October 2024

ARCHDIOCESE OF BOSTON (Archidioecesis Bostoniensis)

Country: United States
Denomination: Roman Catholic

Established: 1808

Arms (crest) of Archdiocese of Boston

Official blazon

Azure, a cross fleurettee or; issuant from a base bary wavy of five, of the first and argent, a mount of three coteaux of the second.

Origin/meaning

The "trimount" ( or "mount of three coupeaux") is symbolic of Boston, the original name of which was Trimountaine, in reference to the three hills on which the city is said to have been built. In the early chancery documents, Boston was called «Tremontinensis." The cross fleurettée is in honor of the Cathedral's name: The Holy Cross, and a reminder that the first bishop of Boston and other early ecclesiastics were natives of France.

At the base the " barry-wavy" is an allusion to the fact that Boston is one of the most important seaports of the country and was populated by people arriving here from across the sea.

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Arms of Auxiliary bishops

Literature: Brassard, 1956

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