Henry Joseph O'Brien

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HENRY JOSEPH O'BRIEN

Born : July 21, 1896
Deceased : July 23, 1976

Auxiliary Bishop of Hartford, 1940-1945
Bishop of Hartford, 1945-1953
Archbishop of Hartford, 1953-1969

Arms of Henry Joseph O'Brien

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Arms of Henry Joseph O'Brien

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Arms of Henry Joseph O'Brien

Archbishop

Official blazon

Impaled. Dexter: Gules, a hart or bearing the Paschal banner proper, the staff paleways of the second, and trippant over a ford barry-wavy of six argent and azure; Sinister: Gules, three lions passant guardant per pale argent and or.

MOTTO: Christus crescat .

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 are the arms of O'Brien, Marquis of Thomond, Earl of Inchiquin.

The motto means "May Christ increase".


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Literature : Brassard, 1957