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'''DIOCESE OF FALL RIVER''' (Dioecesis Riverormenensis) | |||
Country : [[Ecclesiastical heraldry of the United States|United States]]<br> | |||
Denomination : [[:Category:Catholic heraldry|Roman Catholic]] | |||
Established : 1904 | |||
[[File:fallriver.us | [[File:fallriver.us.png|center|300 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
Argent, a bend wavy azure, over all a cross nowy throughout gules, charged with a star of six points of the first. | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The wavy blue bend is a canting element for a 'falling river'. The cross symbolises redemptation and graces which flow from the cathedral as a spiritual centre of the diocese. | |||
The red circle with the 6 pointed star honors the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary; the title of the cathedral is ¨Morning Star¨. | |||
====Arms of Bishops==== | |||
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File:fallriver-stang.jpg|[[William Stang]] (1904-1907) | |||
File:fallriver-feehan.jpg|[[Daniel Francis Feehan]] (1907-1934) | |||
File:fallriver-cassidy.jpg|[[James Edwin Cassidy]] (1934-1951) | |||
File:fallriver-connolly.jpg|[[James Louis Connolly]] (1951-1970) | |||
File:fallriver-cronin.jpg|[[Daniel Anthony Cronin]] (1970-1992) | |||
File:fallriver-omalley.jpg|[[Seán Patrick O'Malley]] (1992-2002) | |||
File:fallriver-coleman.jpg|[[George William Coleman]] (2003-2014) | |||
File:fallriver-cunha.jpg|[[Edgar Moreira da Cunha]] (2014-present) | |||
</gallery> | |||
=== | ====Arms of Auxiliary Bishops==== | ||
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File:fallriver-gerrard.jpg|[[James Joseph Gerrard]] (1959-1976) | |||
</gallery> | |||
[[Heraldic literature - Ecclesiastical heraldry|'''Literature''']]: | |||
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{{media}} notes from Hans van Heijningen on info of the diocese. | |||
[[Category:Ecclesiastical heraldry of the United States]] | [[Category:Ecclesiastical heraldry of the United States]] | ||
[[Category:Roman Catholic dioceses]] | [[Category:Roman Catholic dioceses]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:46, 7 August 2023
DIOCESE OF FALL RIVER (Dioecesis Riverormenensis)
Country : United States
Denomination : Roman Catholic
Established : 1904
Official blazon
Argent, a bend wavy azure, over all a cross nowy throughout gules, charged with a star of six points of the first.
Origin/meaning
The wavy blue bend is a canting element for a 'falling river'. The cross symbolises redemptation and graces which flow from the cathedral as a spiritual centre of the diocese.
The red circle with the 6 pointed star honors the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary; the title of the cathedral is ¨Morning Star¨.
Arms of Bishops
William Stang (1904-1907)
Daniel Francis Feehan (1907-1934)
James Edwin Cassidy (1934-1951)
James Louis Connolly (1951-1970)
Daniel Anthony Cronin (1970-1992)
Seán Patrick O'Malley (1992-2002)
George William Coleman (2003-2014)
Edgar Moreira da Cunha (2014-present)
Arms of Auxiliary Bishops
James Joseph Gerrard (1959-1976)
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Index of the site notes from Hans van Heijningen on info of the diocese.