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Denomination : [[:Category:Catholic heraldry|Roman Catholic]] | Denomination : [[:Category:Catholic heraldry|Roman Catholic]] | ||
Established : 1962 | Established : 1894 as Apostolic Prefecture of Alaska<br> | ||
Elevated to Apostolic Vicariate of Alaska in 1916<br> | |||
Elevated to Diocese of Fairbanks in 1962 | |||
[[File:fairbanks.us.rel.png|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:fairbanks.us.rel.png|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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In the chief, between two red roses on a field of gold, is the Sacred Heart of Jesus, titular symbol of the Diocese of Fairbanks’ Cathedral. This commemorates the consecration of Alaska to the Sacred Heart by the late Archbishop [[Charles-Jean Seghers]] of Victoria, which then included the territory of Alaska, on Easter Sunday, 1874. The roses, representing St. Therese of Lisieux, Patroness of the Alaska Missions, recall her promise, "After my death I will let fall a shower of roses." | In the chief, between two red roses on a field of gold, is the Sacred Heart of Jesus, titular symbol of the Diocese of Fairbanks’ Cathedral. This commemorates the consecration of Alaska to the Sacred Heart by the late Archbishop [[Charles-Jean Seghers]] of Victoria, which then included the territory of Alaska, on Easter Sunday, 1874. The roses, representing St. Therese of Lisieux, Patroness of the Alaska Missions, recall her promise, "After my death I will let fall a shower of roses." | ||
====Arms of Apostolic vicars and prefects==== | |||
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File:fairbanks-crimont.jpg|[[Joseph Raphael John Crimont]] (1904-1945) | |||
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====Arms of Bishops==== | ====Arms of Bishops==== | ||
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[[Category:Ecclesiastical heraldry of the United States]] | [[Category:Ecclesiastical heraldry of the United States]] | ||
[[Category:Roman Catholic dioceses]] | [[Category:Roman Catholic dioceses]] | ||