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Bishop of [[Diocese of Gaylord|Gaylord]], 1989–2009 | Bishop of [[Diocese of Gaylord|Gaylord]], 1989–2009 | ||
[[File:gaylord-cooney.jpg|center|300 px|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] | {|align="center" | ||
|align="center"|[[File:detroit-cooney.jpg|center|300 px|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit | |||
|align="center"|[[File:gaylord-cooney.jpg|center|300 px|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Bishop of Gaylord | |||
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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
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The arms combine the arms of the diocese with the personal arms of the bishop. | The arms combine the arms of the diocese with the personal arms of the bishop. | ||
The right hand professing fidelity is found on a Cooney family arms (not related to the bishop though) and the two swallows are taken from a Dowdall (=mother´s) arms , also symbolizing fidelity because these are birds of grateful light and faithful migration. | |||
The motto FIDELIS USQUE AD MORTEM also comes from the Dowdall arms and means ¨Faithful even to death¨. | The motto FIDELIS USQUE AD MORTEM also comes from a version of the (non-related) Dowdall arms and means ¨Faithful even to death¨. | ||
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, . | 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, . |
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