Diocese of Shreveport: Difference between revisions
Knorrepoes (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
Knorrepoes (talk | contribs) m (Text replacement - "===Official blazon===↵↵" to "{| class="wikitable" |+Official blazon |- |'''English''' | blazon wanted |} ") |
||
| (10 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
'''DIOCESE OF SHREVEPORT ''' (Dioecesis Sreveportuensis in Louisiana) | '''DIOCESE OF SHREVEPORT ''' (Dioecesis Sreveportuensis in Louisiana) | ||
| Line 10: | Line 8: | ||
[[File:shreveport.us.rel.jpg|center|300 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:shreveport.us.rel.jpg|center|300 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
= | {| class="wikitable" | ||
|+Official blazon | |||
|- | |||
|'''English''' | |||
| blazon wanted | |||
|} | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The silver wavy fork is charged with a golden sunburst. The sunburst points to the Jesuits and is employed here to honor Saint-Joahnnes Berchmans, titular of the Cathedral of Shreveport. Berchmans was a Jesuit and an associate of Aloysius Gonzaga. Issuant from the sunburst are three wavy bars, who symbolize the three rivers, that run to the diocese of Shreveport: the Red River, the Misssippi and the Ouachita. | |||
====Arms of Bishops==== | ====Arms of Bishops==== | ||
<gallery perrow=0> | <gallery perrow=0> | ||
File:shreveport-friend.jpg|[[William Benedict Friend]] (1986-2006) | File:shreveport-friend.jpg|[[William Benedict Friend]] (1986-2006) | ||
File:shreveport-duca.jpg|[[Michael Duca]] (2008-2018) | File:shreveport-duca.jpg|[[Michael Gerard Duca]] (2008-2018) | ||
File:shreveport-malone.jpg|[[Francis Ignatius Malone]] (2019-present) | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
{{religion}} | |||
{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Literature]] : | [[Heraldic literature - Ecclesiastical heraldry|'''Literature''']]: diocesan website | ||
[[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 09:13, 1 September 2023
DIOCESE OF SHREVEPORT (Dioecesis Sreveportuensis in Louisiana)
Country : United States
Denomination : Roman Catholic
Established : 1986
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The silver wavy fork is charged with a golden sunburst. The sunburst points to the Jesuits and is employed here to honor Saint-Joahnnes Berchmans, titular of the Cathedral of Shreveport. Berchmans was a Jesuit and an associate of Aloysius Gonzaga. Issuant from the sunburst are three wavy bars, who symbolize the three rivers, that run to the diocese of Shreveport: the Red River, the Misssippi and the Ouachita.
Arms of Bishops
William Benedict Friend (1986-2006)
Michael Gerard Duca (2008-2018)
Francis Ignatius Malone (2019-present)
Religious or Ecclesiastical heraldry portal
This page is part of the  |
 |
|
Catholic heraldry
|
Other Christian churches Other religions
|
Contact and Support
Partners:
Your logo here ?
Contact us
© since 1995, Heraldry of the World, Ralf Hartemink 
Index of the site
Literature: diocesan website