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'''Born''': November 14, 1876<br>
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Bishop of [[Diocese of Portland|Portland]], 1932-1955
Bishop of [[Diocese of Portland|Portland]], 1932-1955
 
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| Impaled. Dexter : Azure, semé of pine cones, a cross moline argent; Sinister : Argent, a stag trippant gules attired and unguled or, on a chief of the second, a martlet between two lilies of the first. Motto: Mihi vivere Christus est.
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Impaled. Dexter : Azure, semé of pine cones, a cross moline argent; Sinister : Argent, a stag trippant gules attired and unguled or, on a chief of the second, a martlet between two lilies of the first.
Motto: Mihi vivere Christus est.


===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
As common in US episcopal heraldry, the arms show the arms of the diocese impaled with the personal arms of the bishop.
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 are based on the coat of arms of the McCarthy family, Earls of Clancarty: Argent, a stag trippant gules attired and unguled or. The martlet is from the coat of arms of St. Edward, King and Confessor and the lilies symbolize St. Joseph, the Bishop's two name Patrons.
The personal arms are based on the coat of arms of an Irish McCarthy family, Earls of Clancarty and used here as a symbol for the name of the bishop. The martlet is from the coat of arms of St. Edward, King and Confessor and the lilies symbolize St. Joseph, the Bishop's two name Patrons.


[[Heraldic literature - Ecclesiastical heraldry|'''Literature''']]: Brassard, 1956


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[[Heraldic literature - Ecclesiastical heraldry|'''Literature''']]: Brassard, 1956


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