William Francis Medley

WILLIAM FRANCIS MEDLEY

Born : September 17, 1952
Deceased :

Bishop of Owensboro, 2009-present

Origin/meaning

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

For his personal arms, His Excellency, Bishop Medley has adopted a design that reflects his heritage and his ministry as a priest of Jesus Christ. The upper half is silver with three stars and four small bars all in black, these symbols are taken from the arms of a certain Medley family and thus used to represent the bishop's name. The lower half is derived from some Hayden family, used as a symbol to represent his mother Dorothy Hayden.

The small blue inescutcheon shows a symbol for St. Mary. This charge expresses His Excellency’s deep devotion to the Blessed Mother.

For his motto Bishop Medley has selected the phrase “HOLY IS GOD’S NAME.” This phrase from Saint Luke’s Gospel (Luke 1:49) expresses the awe, wonder and majesty that is the reality of God, who is holy!

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