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'''DIOCESE OF SPRINGFIELD IN MASSACHUSETTS''' (Dioecesis Campifontis) | '''DIOCESE OF SPRINGFIELD IN MASSACHUSETTS''' (Dioecesis Campifontis) | ||
Revision as of 16:21, 26 December 2022
DIOCESE OF SPRINGFIELD IN MASSACHUSETTS (Dioecesis Campifontis)
Country : United States
Denomination : Roman Catholic
Established : 1870
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
Patrick Thomas O'Reilly (1870-1892)
Thomas Daniel Beaven (1892-1920)
Thomas Michael O'Leary (1921-1949)
Christopher Joseph Weldon (1950-1977)
Joseph Francis Maguire (1977-1992)
John Aloysius Marshall (1992-1994)
Thomas Ludger Dupré (1995-2004)
Timothy Anthony McDonnell (2004–2014)
Mitchell Thomas Rozanski (2014-2020)
William Draper Byrne (2020-present)
Arms of Auxiliary Bishops
Leo Edward O'Neil (1980-1989)
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