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'''DIOCESE OF TUCSON''' (Dioecesis Tucsonensis) | '''DIOCESE OF TUCSON''' (Dioecesis Tucsonensis) | ||
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DIOCESE OF TUCSON (Dioecesis Tucsonensis)
Country : United States
Denomination : Roman Catholic
Established : 1868 as Apostolic Vicariate of Arizona
Elevated to Dioces eof Tucson in 1897
Official blazon
Origin/meaning
The stag is taken from the seal of Arizona. The black triple mountain upon which the stag is represented indicates the Native American origin of the name ´Tucson´ which means ´at the base of the black hill´.
The missionary cross of the Franciscan Order pays tribute to the early missionaries who brought the Christian Faith to Arizona.
Arms of Bishops
Jean-Baptiste Salpointe (1868-1885)
Peter Bourgade (1885-1899)
Henry Regis Granjon (1900-1922)
Daniel James Gercke (1923-1960)
Francis Joseph Green (1960-1981)
Manuel Duran Moreno (1982-2003)
Gerald Frederick Kicanas (2003-2017)
Edward Joseph Weisenburger (2017-present)
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