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'''DIOCESE OF CORPUS CHRISTI''' (Dioecesis Corporis Christi) | '''DIOCESE OF CORPUS CHRISTI''' (Dioecesis Corporis Christi) | ||
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Denomination : [[:Category:Catholic heraldry|Roman Catholic]] | Denomination : [[:Category:Catholic heraldry|Roman Catholic]] | ||
Established : 1912 | Established : 1874 as Apostolic Vicariate of Brownsville<br> | ||
Elevated to Diocese of Corpus Christi in 1912 | |||
[[File:corpuschristi.us | [[File:corpuschristi.us.png|center|300 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms are canting. The colors red and gold are not explained, but could be seen as the Spanish, because of the former Spanish influence, or as gold for the ciboria and red for the Blood of Christ. | The arms are canting (a ciborium is a covered cup for holding hosts (from the Christian eucharist), which symbolises the body of Christ). The colors red and gold are not explained, but could be seen as the Spanish, because of the former Spanish influence, or as gold for the ciboria and red for the Blood of Christ. | ||
====Arms of Apostolic vicars==== | |||
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File:cc-manucy.jpg|[[Dominic Manucy]] (1874-1884) | |||
File:cc-verdaguer.jpg|[[Pedro Verdaguer y Prat]] (1890-1911) | |||
</gallery> | |||
====Arms of Bishops==== | ====Arms of Bishops==== | ||
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File:cc-nussbaum.jpg|[[Paul Joseph Nussbaum]] (1913-1920) | |||
File:cc-ledvina.jpg|[[Emmanuel Boleslaus Ledvina]] (1921-1949) | |||
File:cc-garriga.jpg|[[Mariano Simon Garriga]] (1949-1965) | |||
File:cc-drury.jpg|[[Thomas Joseph Drury]] (1965-1983) | |||
File:cc-gracida.jpg|[[René Henry Gracida]] (1983-1997) | |||
File:cc-nieves.jpg|[[Roberto González Nieves]] (1997-1999) | |||
File:cc-carmody.jpg|[[Edmond Carmody]] (2000-2010) | |||
File:cc-mulvey.jpg|[[William Mulvey]] (2010-present) | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
====Arms of Auxiliary Bishops==== | ====Arms of Auxiliary Bishops==== | ||
<gallery perrow=0> | <gallery perrow=0> | ||
File:cc-marx.jpg|[[Adolph Marx]] (1956-1965) | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
[[Heraldic literature - Ecclesiastical heraldry|'''Literature''']]: | |||
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{{media}} Image from [http://commons.wikimedia.org Wikipedia] by Alekjds | |||
[[Category:Ecclesiastical heraldry of the United States]] | [[Category:Ecclesiastical heraldry of the United States]] | ||
[[Category:Roman Catholic dioceses]] | [[Category:Roman Catholic dioceses]] |
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