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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
Gules, semé of crosses botonny fitchy argent, a lion rampant or. | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The diocesan arms are based on those of the old barony of Delaware and of Pope Pius IX who erected the See of Wilmington. The Delaware arms are composed of a red field with silver "crosses crosslet fitchy," either in "orle," or sometimes strewn over the field, and a silver lion rampant. The arms of Pope [[Pius IX]] display a blue field bearing a gold lion on a like-tinctured ball. Thus, both coats have a lion in common, but for the diocese the lion is tinctured in gold to honor the Pontiff. The field of red, strewn with silver crosses has been retained for Delaware, albeit the crosses for "difference" are "botonny fitchy" (three round knobs on the three upper extremities and a | |||
pointed base). | |||
====Arms of Bishops==== | ====Arms of Bishops==== | ||
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No image|[[Thomas Albert Andrew Becker]] (1868–1886) | No image|[[Thomas Albert Andrew Becker]] (1868–1886) | ||
File:Wilmington-curtis.jpg|[[Alfred Allen Paul Curtis]] (1886–1896) | |||
File:Wilmington-monaghan.jpg|[[John James Joseph Monaghan]] (1897–1925) | |||
File:Wilmington-fitzmaurice.jpg|[[Edmond John Fitzmaurice]] (1925–1960) | |||
File:Wilmington-hyle.jpg|[[Michael William Hyle]] (1960–1967) | |||
No image|[[Thomas Joseph Mardaga]] (1968–1984) | No image|[[Thomas Joseph Mardaga]] (1968–1984) | ||
No image|[[Robert Edward Mulvee]] (1985–1995) | No image|[[Robert Edward Mulvee]] (1985–1995) | ||
No image|[[Michael Angelo Saltarelli]] (1995–2008) | No image|[[Michael Angelo Saltarelli]] (1995–2008) | ||
File:wilmington-malooly.rel.jpg|[[William Francis Malooly]] (2008,-) | File:wilmington-malooly.rel.jpg|[[William Francis Malooly]] (2008,-) | ||
</gallery> | |||
====Arms of Coadjutor and Auxiliary Bishops==== | |||
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File:Wilmington-cartwright.jpg|[[Hubert James Cartwright]] (1956-1958) | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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