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DAVID AUSTIN KONDERLA

Born: June 3, 1960
Deceased:

Bishop of Tulsa, 2016-present

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Origin/meaning

As common in US episcopal heraldry, the arms show the arms of the diocese impaled with the personal arms of the bishop.

The color palette of the arms represents Bishop Konderla's family heritage from Germany, Poland, and Ireland. The five pointed star represents the Star of Bethlehem, which first announced the birth of our Savior. The star also represents the Bishop's love for his native state of Texas. Detailing this, Bishop Konderla wrote, "I also find that looking up at the stars and the beauty of the universe draws me close to the Creator of the universe."

The intertwined A and M, surmounted with a cross form the symbol known as the "Auspice Maria." This translates "under the protection of Mary." By adding this symbol to his shield, the new Bishop acknowledges Our Lady's essential role in his priesthood and now in his life as a Bishop. He has placed his episcopacy under the care of Mary's prayer and protection. Its secondary meaning is a reference to Texas A&M Univeristy and to Bishop Konderla's beloved Aggies whose logo is the a+m.

The blue vertical line represents three rivers that have run through the Bishop's life. He grew up in the Brazos Valley named for the Brazos River and his home diocese is the Diocese of Austin with the Colorado river running through it; his new diocese of Tulsa is prominently marked by the Arkansas River. Rivers throughout the world form lines of connection between various peoples and according to Psalm 46, it is a "river that gladdens the city of God, The dwelling of the Most High." (Ps. 46:5)

The motto, Nisi Dominus Aedificaverit is taken from the first three words of Psalm 126 from the Latin Vulgate Bible, it is translated "Unless the Lord build."

The achievement is completed with the heraldic insignia of a prelate of the rank of bishop.

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