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'''DIOCESE OF GRAND RAPIDS ''' | '''DIOCESE OF GRAND RAPIDS ''' (Dioecesis Grandcataractensis) | ||
Country : [[Ecclesiastical heraldry of the United States|United States]]<br> | Country : [[Ecclesiastical heraldry of the United States|United States]]<br> | ||
Denomination : [[:Category:Catholic heraldry|Roman Catholic]] | Denomination : [[:Category:Catholic heraldry|Roman Catholic]] | ||
Established : | Established : 1882 | ||
[[File:grandrapids.us.rel.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:grandrapids.us.rel.jpg|300 px|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms are composed of a silver field on which are seen three wavy blue bends. In heraldry, this is a classic representation of falling water, as in rapids that would be found in a river. They represent the site of the rapids in the Grand River where, in 1833, missionary priest Frederick Baraga (later the first Bishop of the [[Diocese of Marquette]]) established the first permanent Catholic mission while the area was still a part of the Northwest Territory. From this missionary outpost at Grand Rapids, and traveling mostly by water, Bishop Baraga, his successor Bishop Ignatius Mrak and Father Andrew Viszosky (the first resident priest at Grand Rapids) established mission stations at Beaver Island, Grand Traverse, Cheboygan, Manistee, Muskegon, Grand Haven and Ionia. | |||
The red cross moline, the arms of which suggest the wheat of the Holy Eucharist, the source and summit of the Christian community (moline comes from milling). While interpretations of the cross moline vary, it could be that this particular Cross symbolizes the mutual convergence of human society – thus adding to its Eucharistic meaning. “As this broken bread was scattered upon the hills, and was gathered together and made one, so let thy Church be gathered together into thy kingdom from the ends of the earth.” (Didache Apostolorum c.110 AD). | |||
In the context of the Diocese of Grand Rapids, the shape of the Cross Moline also has an extended symbolic meaning, which is an “anchor” firmly set in the water. The anchor is an image of Jesus Christ, the security of the soul, and a sign of hope in troubled waters. | |||
====Arms of Bishops==== | ====Arms of Bishops==== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:grandrapid.walkowiak.rel.jpg| | No image|[[Henry Joseph Richter]] (1883–1916) | ||
No image|[[Michael James Gallagher]] (1916–1918) | |||
No image|[[Edward Denis Kelly]] (1919–1926) | |||
No image|[[Joseph Gabriel Pinten]] (1926–1940) | |||
No image|[[Joseph Casimir Plagens]] 1941–1943) | |||
No image|[[Francis Joseph Haas]] (1943–1953) | |||
No image|[[Allen James Babcock]] (1954–1970) | |||
No image|[[Joseph Matthew Breitenbeck]] (1969–1989) | |||
No image|[[Robert John Rose]] (1989–2003) | |||
No image|[[Kevin Michael Britt]] (2003–2004) | |||
No image|[[Walter Allison Hurley]] (2005–2013) | |||
File:grandrapid.walkowiak.rel.jpg|[[David John Walkowiak]] (2013,-) | |||
</gallery> | |||
====Arms of Auxiliary Bishops==== | |||
<gallery perrow=0> | |||
No image|[[Joseph Schrembs]] (1911) | |||
No image|[[Charles Alexander Salatka]] (1962-1968) | |||
No image|[[Joseph Crescent McKinney]] (1968-2001) | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Literature]] : | [[Literature]] : Background from http://www.dioceseofgrandrapids.org | ||
[[Category:Ecclesiastical heraldry of the United States]] | [[Category:Ecclesiastical heraldry of the United States]] | ||
[[Category:Roman Catholic dioceses]] | [[Category:Roman Catholic dioceses]] | ||
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DIOCESE OF GRAND RAPIDS (Dioecesis Grandcataractensis)
Country : United States
Denomination : Roman Catholic
Established : 1882
Official blazon
Origin/meaning
The arms are composed of a silver field on which are seen three wavy blue bends. In heraldry, this is a classic representation of falling water, as in rapids that would be found in a river. They represent the site of the rapids in the Grand River where, in 1833, missionary priest Frederick Baraga (later the first Bishop of the Diocese of Marquette) established the first permanent Catholic mission while the area was still a part of the Northwest Territory. From this missionary outpost at Grand Rapids, and traveling mostly by water, Bishop Baraga, his successor Bishop Ignatius Mrak and Father Andrew Viszosky (the first resident priest at Grand Rapids) established mission stations at Beaver Island, Grand Traverse, Cheboygan, Manistee, Muskegon, Grand Haven and Ionia.
The red cross moline, the arms of which suggest the wheat of the Holy Eucharist, the source and summit of the Christian community (moline comes from milling). While interpretations of the cross moline vary, it could be that this particular Cross symbolizes the mutual convergence of human society – thus adding to its Eucharistic meaning. “As this broken bread was scattered upon the hills, and was gathered together and made one, so let thy Church be gathered together into thy kingdom from the ends of the earth.” (Didache Apostolorum c.110 AD).
In the context of the Diocese of Grand Rapids, the shape of the Cross Moline also has an extended symbolic meaning, which is an “anchor” firmly set in the water. The anchor is an image of Jesus Christ, the security of the soul, and a sign of hope in troubled waters.
Arms of Bishops
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Henry Joseph Richter (1883–1916)
- No image
Michael James Gallagher (1916–1918)
- No image
Edward Denis Kelly (1919–1926)
- No image
Joseph Gabriel Pinten (1926–1940)
- No image
Joseph Casimir Plagens 1941–1943)
- No image
Francis Joseph Haas (1943–1953)
- No image
Allen James Babcock (1954–1970)
- No image
Joseph Matthew Breitenbeck (1969–1989)
- No image
Robert John Rose (1989–2003)
- No image
Kevin Michael Britt (2003–2004)
- No image
Walter Allison Hurley (2005–2013)
David John Walkowiak (2013,-)
Arms of Auxiliary Bishops
- No image
Joseph Schrembs (1911)
- No image
Charles Alexander Salatka (1962-1968)
- No image
Joseph Crescent McKinney (1968-2001)
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Literature : Background from http://www.dioceseofgrandrapids.org