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'''ARCHDIOCESE OF BOSTON''' (Archidioecesis Bostoniensis)


'''ARCHDIOCESE OF BOSTON'''
Country : [[Ecclesiastical heraldry of the United States|United States]]<br>
Denomination : [[:Category:Catholic heraldry|Roman Catholic]]


Denomination : [[:Category:Catholic heraldry|Roman Catholic]]
Established : 1808


[[File:boston.us.rel.png|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]
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===Official blazon===
===Official blazon===
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===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
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The "trimount" ( or  "mount  of  three  coupeaux")  is  symbolic  of  Boston, the original name of which was Trimountaine, in reference to the three hills on which the city is said to have been built. In the early chancery documents, Boston was called  «Tremontinensis."  The  cross  fleurettée is in honor of the Cathedral's name: The Holy  Cross, and a reminder that the first bishop of Boston and other early ecclesiastics were natives of France.
 
At the base the " barry-wavy" is an allusion to the fact that Boston is one of the most important seaports of the country and was populated by people arriving here from across the sea.
 
====Arms of Bishops====
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File:boston-lefebvre.jpg|[[Jean-Louis Lefebvre de Cheverus]] (1808-1823)
File:boston-fenwick.jpg|[[Benedict Joseph Fenwick]] (1825-1846)
File:boston-Fitzpatrick.jpg|[[John Bernard Fitzpatrick]] (1846-1866)
</gallery>


====Arms of Archbishops====
====Arms of Archbishops====
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File:boston-omalley.rel.jpg|Archbishop Seán Patrick O'Malley (2003–present)
File:boston-williams.jpg|[[John Joseph Williams]] (1866-1907); Archbishop from 1875
File:boston-o-connell.rel.jpg|[[William Henry O'Connell]] (1907-1944)
File:boston-cushing.rel.jpg|[[Richard James Cushing]] (1944-1970)
File:boston-medeiros.rel.jpg|[[Humberto Sousa Medeiros]] (1970-1983)
File:boston-law.rel.jpg|[[Bernard Francis Law]] (1984-2002)
File:boston-omalley.rel.jpg|[[Seán Patrick O'Malley]] (2003-present)
</gallery>
</gallery>




====Arms of Auxiliary bishops====
====Arms of Auxiliary bishops====
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File:Boston-deeley.rel.jpg|Bishop Robert Deeley (2014–present)
Did not use arms|John Brady (1891-1910)
File:Wilmington-curtis.jpg|[[Alfred Allen Paul Curtis]] (1897-1908)
File:Boston-anderson.jpg|[[Joseph Gaudentius Anderson]] (1909-1927)
File:Boston-Peterson.jpg|[[John Bertram Peterson]] (1927-1932)
File:Boston-spellman.jpg|[[Francis Joseph Spellman]] (1932-1939)
File:Boston-cushinga.jpg|[[Richard James Cushing]] (1939-1944)
File:Boston-kelleher.jpg|[[Louis Francis Kelleher]] (1945-1946)
File:Boston-wright.jpg|[[John Joseph Wright]] (1947-1950)
File:Boston-markham.jpg|[[Thomas Francis Markham]] (1950-1952)
File:Boston-MacKenzie.jpg|[[Eric Francis MacKenzie]] (1950-1969)
File:Boston-Minihan.jpg|[[Jeremiah Francis Minihan]] (1954-1973)
File:Boston-rileytj.jpg|[[Thomas Joseph Riley]] (1959-1976)
File:boston-cronin.jpg|[[Daniel Anthony Cronin]] (1968-1970)
File:Boston-rileylj.jpg|[[Lawrence Joseph Riley]] (1971-1990)
File:Boston-maguire.jpg|[[Joseph Francis Maguire]] (1971-1976)
File:Boston-ruocco.jpg|[[Joseph John Ruocco]] (1974-1980)
File:Boston-mulcahy.jpg|[[John Joseph Mulcahy]] (1974-1992)
File:boston-daily.jpg|[[Thomas Vose Daily]] (1974-1984)
File:boston-darcy.jpg|[[John Michael D'Arcy]] (1975-1985)
File:Boston-hart.jpg|[[Daniel Anthony Hart]] (1976-1995)
File:Boston.hughes.jpg|[[Alfred Clifton Hughes]] (1981-1993)
File:Boston-banks.jpg|[[Robert Joseph Banks]] (1985-1990)
File:boston-nieves.jpg|[[Roberto Octavio González Nieves]]
File:Boston-mcnamara.jpg|[[John Richard McNamara]] (1992-1999)
File:boston-boles.jpg|[[John Patrick Boles]] (1992-2006)
File:Boston-mccormack.jpg|[[John Brendan McCormack]] (1995-1998)
File:boston-murphy.jpg|[[William F. Murphy|William Francis Murphy]] (1995-2001)
File:boston-allue.jpg|[[Emilio Simeon Allué]] (1996-2010)
File:boston-irwin.jpg|[[Francis Xavier Irwin]] (1996-2009)
File:Boston-malone.jpg|[[Richard Joseph Malone]] (2000-2004)
File:Boston-lennon.jpg|[[Richard Gerard Lennon]] (2001-2006)
File:boston-edyvean.jpg|[[Walter James Edyvean]] (2001-2014)
File:Boston-hennesey.jpg|[[Robert Francis Hennessey]] (2006-present)
File:boston-dooher.jpg|[[John Anthony Dooher]] (2006-2018)
File:boston-uglietto.jpg|[[Peter John Uglietto]] (2010-present)
File:boston-kennedy.jpg|[[Arthur Leo Kennedy]] (2010-2017)
File:Boston-deeley.rel.jpg|[[Robert Peter Deeley]] (2012-2013)
File:boston-oconnell.jpg|[[Mark William O'Connell]] (2016-present)
File:boston-reed.jpg|[[Robert Philip Reed]] (2016-present)
File:boston-borro.jpg|[[Cristiano Guilherme Borro Barbosa]] (2023-present)
</gallery>
</gallery>


[[Heraldic literature - Ecclesiastical heraldry|'''Literature''']]: Brassard, 1956
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[[Literature]] : Image of bishop by Philippe Pille, image of diocese from [http://commons.wikimedia.org Wikipedia] by Alekjds


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Latest revision as of 14:42, 10 February 2024

ARCHDIOCESE OF BOSTON (Archidioecesis Bostoniensis)

Country : United States
Denomination : Roman Catholic

Established : 1808

Arms (crest) of Archdiocese of Boston

Official blazon

Azure, a cross fleurettee or; issuant from a base bary wavy of five, of the first and argent, a mount of three coteaux of the second.

Origin/meaning

The "trimount" ( or "mount of three coupeaux") is symbolic of Boston, the original name of which was Trimountaine, in reference to the three hills on which the city is said to have been built. In the early chancery documents, Boston was called «Tremontinensis." The cross fleurettée is in honor of the Cathedral's name: The Holy Cross, and a reminder that the first bishop of Boston and other early ecclesiastics were natives of France.

At the base the " barry-wavy" is an allusion to the fact that Boston is one of the most important seaports of the country and was populated by people arriving here from across the sea.

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Literature: Brassard, 1956

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