Maurice Schexnayder

MAURICE SCHEXNAYDER

Born : August 13, 1895
Deceased : January 23, 1981

Auxiliary Bishop of Lafayette in Louisiana, 1950-1956; Titular Bishop of Tuscamia
Bishop of Lafayette in Louisiana, 1956-1972

Auxiliary Bishop

Bishop

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 personal arms emphasizes his French ancestry by the French fleur-de-lys and also contains the symbol of his patron, St. Maurice, the Roman imperial eagle. The wavy line indicates water and here it symbolizes the Mississippi River.

The motto is taken from the prayer Hail Holy Queen.

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