Diocese of Nevada

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DIOCESE OF NEVADA

Denomination : Anglican

Arms (crest) of Diocese of Nevada

Official blazon

Argent, three cross crosslets sable, two and one, a chief dancetty sable.

Origin/meaning

The Arms was designed in 1908 by Pierre de Chaignon LaRose. The dancetty chief allude to the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The Missionary District of Nevada was created in 1907 and become the Diocese of Nevada in 1971. See City is Reno.