Michael Fors Olson

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MICHAEL FORS OLSON

Born : June 29, 1966
Deceased :

Bishop of Fort Worth, 2014–present

Official blazon

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 upper section of his personal arms is silver on which is seen a black ring, upon which is a red cross pattee that has on it three interlaced gold (yellow} rings of Irish knot-work. The knots are a traditional representation of The Most Blessed Trinity and are placed on the cross and ring forming the logotype of Holy Trinity Seminary, in Irving, Texas, where Bishop Olson served as Rector.

The sword is the symbol of Saint Michael, the Archangel, the Bishop's Baptismal patron, that has been converted to a pan-balance of justice, to reflect that justice is the prime call of all clerics and most especially bishops.

The blue bar bears a spikenard between two roses. The spikenard is taken from the arms of our Holy Father, Pope Francis, who appointed Bishop Olson to the episcopacy and is between two roses, one for Mary in her title as Our Lady of Guadalupe, and the other for Saint Therese, the "Little Flower."

For his motto, His Excellency Bishop Olson has chosen the phrase "VERITATIS SPLENDOR", the title of an encyclical by Blessed Pope John Paul II. The words "the Splendor of Truth, express Bishop Olson's profound belief that the truth of Jesus Christ is splendid beyond belief.

The achievement is completed with the heraldic insignia of a prelate of the rank of bishop by instruction of the Holy See, of March 1969, confirmed in March 2001.

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Literature : http://www.fwdioc.org/pages/bishop-coat-of-arms (2014)