Edward James Slattery

EDWARD JAMES SLATTERY

Born: August 11, 1940
Deceased:

Bishop of Tulsa, 1993-2016

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Origin/meaning

As common in US episcopal heraldry, the arms show the arms of the diocese impaled with the personal arms of the bishop.

The principal figure is the double cross of the Catholic Extension Society - where Bishop Slattery was associated since 1971 and President from 1976, to which is added a gold crescent. The Extension arms are a silver field bearing a red cross with blue sidebars. The red, white, and blue symbolize the long hist ory of Extension's involvement with American home missions.
The Extension arms have particular significance for Oklahoma Catholics. Not only has the church benefited from Extension generosity, but three of Extension's former officers have become bishops in Oklahoma: Bishop Francis Kelley, Bishop Eugene McGuinness, and Bishop Slattery.

The gold crescent represents Mary, the Mother of God, whom the Church traditionally refers to as "a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon at her feet." Mary also is significant of Bishop Slattery's home parish in Chicago, the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

The upper part of the shield bears a golden sun bearing the Monogram of Jesus (the IHS with a cross through it) in red. This is a Jesuit symbol, special to Bishop Slattery who was educated by the Jesuits at Mundelein. The sun appears against a field of green, a color associated with Ireland. By including green, Bishop Slattery pays tribute to his Irish heritage. Both sets of the bishop's grandparents emigrated to the U.S. from Ireland.

Bishop Slattery's motto, Tu Solus Sanctus, translates as "You alone are the Holy One" and refers to Jesus; it is a quote from the Gloria of the Mass.

The achievement is completed with the heraldic insignia of a prelate of the rank of bishop.

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