Diocese of Manchester (USA)

DIOCESE OF MANCHESTER (Diocensis Manchesteriensis)

Country : United States
Denomination : Roman Catholic

Established : 1884

Official blazon

Argent, on a cross gules, a triply bound sheaf of five arrows encircling a staff ensigned by a lily, all of the field.

Origin/meaning

The red cross on argent represent the Christian Faith. The bundle of five arrows is taken from the seal of the ´Colony New Hampshire´ adopted in 1776. The five arrows denote that the five counties bound together in a strong union.

The lily-staff in the midst of the arrows stand for Saint-Joseph, patron saint of the diocesan cathedral.

Arms of Bishops

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  Denis Mary Bradley (1883-1903)

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  John Bernard Delany (1904-1906)

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  George Albert Guertin (1906-1931)

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  John Bertram Peterson (1932-1944)

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  Matthew Francis Brady (1944-1959)

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  Ernest John Primeau (1960-1974)

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  Odore Joseph Gendron (1974-1990)

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  Leo Edward O'Neil (1990-1997)

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  John Brendan McCormack (1998-2011)

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  Peter Anthony Libasci (2011-Present)

Arms of Auxiliary Bishops

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  Robert Edward Mulvee (1977-1985)

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  Joseph John Gerry (1986-1988)

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  Francis Joseph Christian (1996-2018)

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