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The colors and cross on the | The colors and cross on the arms of Cardinal [[Theodore Edgar McCarrick]], Archbishop of Washington, have been the inspiration for the arms of Bishop Francisco González. By dividing the Bishop's shield into four quarters, red and gold, a cross is formed, thus honoring the Cardinal whom he assisted as an auxiliary bishop. | ||
The reversed crescent is taken from the arms of the Jesuit saint, Francis Xavier (1506-1551), the patron saint of Bishop González. The colors of the crescent have been counter colored with those of the surface of the shield to emphasize the [[Castilla y León|Castilian]] ancestry of the Bishop. | The reversed crescent is taken from the arms of the Jesuit saint, Francis Xavier (1506-1551), the patron saint of Bishop González. The colors of the crescent have been counter colored with those of the surface of the shield to emphasize the [[Castilla y León|Castilian]] ancestry of the Bishop. | ||