Leslie Rogers Tomlinson

LESLIE ROGERS TOMLINSON

Born: August 27, 1943
Deceased:

Auxiliary bishop of Melbourne, 2009-2012; Titular Bishop of Sinitis
Bishop of Sandhurst, 2012-2019

Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne

Bishop of Sandhurst

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(personal arms) Gules in fess two roses between in chief a bezant Or charged with a Sacred Heart proper and in base a bezant Or charged with three chevronells conjoined the centre one throughout terminating in a Latin Cross Or.

Origin/meaning

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

The personal arms show the Sacred Heart in chief recalling the Sacred Heart Parish at Mildura where he received his earliest formal education. The heart is taken from the arms of Archbishop Knox who encouraged and supported the bishop of his priestly vocation. It also refers to the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart who taught him at St Paul’s National Seminary at Kensington and the Parish of the Sacred Heart at Carlton which was his first appointment as Parish Priest. Perhaps prophetically, it also represents the Cathedral of the Diocese of Sandhurst.

The roses are emblematic of the Mother of God and here representative of Our Lady of Good Counsel, the Patroness of the Diocese of Sandhurst, thus, traditional in the arms of bishops of the diocese.

In base the emblem of St Patrick’s Cathedral - recalling his period of service as a priest and bishop in the Archdiocese of Melbourne.

The motto “In Christ’s name” recalls the invocation preceding the priest’s entry onto the sanctuary at the beginning of the Mass and encapsulates the dedication of all efforts for the sake of the Gospel.

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