Mario Eduardo Dorsonville-Rodríguez

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MARIO EDUARDO DORSONVILLE-RODRÍGUEZ

Born: October 31, 1960
Deceased: January 19, 2024

Auxiliary Bishop of Washington, 2016-present; Titular Bishop of Kearney
Bishop of Houma-Thibodaux, 2023-2024

Arms (crest) of Mario Eduardo Dorsonville-Rodríguez

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Arms (crest) of Mario Eduardo Dorsonville-Rodríguez

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Origin/meaning

The field is blue, a color long associated with Our Lady. In the center of the shield is a golden tower, which is likewise a symbol of the Blessed Mother, who in the Litany of Loreto is invoked as the "Tower of David" and a "House of Gold." The same charge appears on the arms of Donald William Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington. Bishop Dorsonville was incardinated in the Archdiocese of Washington in 1999, and he has worked closely with the Cardinal as a member of the Council of Priests and of the College of Consultors.

The tower is charged with a "Chi-Rho", an ancient monogram for Our Lord. The spiritual strength symbolized by the tower has its origin in the grace that comes through Jesus Christ, who is "a tower of salvation" (2 Sam 22:51), "a strong tower against the enemy" (Psalm 61:3). Taken as a whole, the design thus alludes to the mystery of salvation through the Incarnation of Christ in the womb of the Virgin Mary, and the redemption that Christ won for us through his sacrifice on the Cross.

The tinctures of the Bishop's coat of arms have another significance: they are the colors to be found in the national flag of the Republic of Colombia. Bishop Dorsonville was born in Bogota, Colombia, in 1960, and he was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Bogota in 1985. As an immigrant to the United States himself, throughout his time in this country he has taken an active role in ministry to immigrants, always mindful of the command of the Lord to welcome the stranger (cf. Matt 25:35). The open door of the tower on the Bishop's shield also alludes to the welcome the Church offers to immigrants in the name of Christ.

The scroll below the shield bears the Bishop's motto: Sacerdos in Aeternum. These words from Psalm 110:4 'You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek." are echoed in the Letter to the Hebrews, which applies them to Our Lord and his self-sacrifice on the Cross.



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Literature: http://www.adw.org/coat-of-arms-dorsonville/ (2015)