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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
Argent, an orle gules, over all on a bend azure three mullets of the field. | |||
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These arms are based on the arms of the town of [[Richmond (Yorkshire)|Richmond]] in England. For the Richmond in America the tinctures of field and orle are reversed. The blue suggests the completion of Americanization and is a most appropriate background for the silver stars of Our Lady, which also refer to Virginia (virgin). Instead of a single star, three are used for added beauty of effect, the number itself always honoring the Blessed Trinity. | |||
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DIOCESE OF RICHMOND
Country : United States
Denomination : Roman Catholic
Established : 1820
Official blazon
Argent, an orle gules, over all on a bend azure three mullets of the field.
Origin/meaning
These arms are based on the arms of the town of Richmond in England. For the Richmond in America the tinctures of field and orle are reversed. The blue suggests the completion of Americanization and is a most appropriate background for the silver stars of Our Lady, which also refer to Virginia (virgin). Instead of a single star, three are used for added beauty of effect, the number itself always honoring the Blessed Trinity.
Arms of Bishops
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Patrick Kelly (1820-1822)
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Richard Vincent Whelan (1841-1850)
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John McGill (1850-1872)
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James Gibbons (1872-1877)
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John Joseph Keane (1878-1888)
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Augustine Van de Vyver (1889-1911)
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Denis Joseph O'Connell (1912-1926)
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Andrew James Louis Brennan (1926-1945)
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Peter Leo Ireton (1945-1958)
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John J. Russell (1958-1973)
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Walter Francis Sullivan (1974-2003)
Francis Xavier DiLorenzo (2004-2017)
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Barry Christopher Knestout (2018-present)
Arms of Auxiliary Bishops
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Joseph Howard Hodges (1952-1961)
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Ernest Leo Unterkoefler (1962-1964)
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James Louis Flaherty (1966-1975)
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Walter Francis Sullivan (1970-1974)
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David Edward Foley (1986-1994)
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Literature : Brassard, 1960