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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
As common in US episcopal heraldry, the arms show the arms of the diocese impaled with the personal arms of the bishop. | |||
The personal arms are based on the arms of a Griffin family used as a symbol for his last name. The scallop was added as a symbol for St. James, his patron saint. | |||
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[[Literature]] : | [[Literature]] : http://www.dio.org | ||
[[Category:Roman Catholic bishops|Griffin]] | [[Category:Roman Catholic bishops|Griffin]] | ||