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Denomination : [[:Category:Catholic heraldry|Roman Catholic]] | Denomination : [[:Category:Catholic heraldry|Roman Catholic]] | ||
Established : 1889 | Established : 1889 as Diocese of Jamestown, renamed 1897. | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The colors of the cross are traditionally attributes of the Virgin Mary, who is invoked as a patron of the Fargo diocese under her title ¨Immaculate Conception. | |||
In the centre of the cross is a horseshoe, alluding to William Fargo (1818-1881), the namesake of the See city and co-founder of Wells Fargo & Co, whose stagecoaches carried express mail, bank funds and settlers through the Midwest. | |||
The wheatsheaf recalls that wheat is the most important agricultural product of North Dakota, as well as the bread that becomes the Body of Christ in the Eucharist. | |||
====Arms of Bishops==== | ====Arms of Bishops==== | ||
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[[Literature]] : | [[Literature]] : from the explanation of the arms of John T. Folda | ||
[[Category:Ecclesiastical heraldry of the United States]] | [[Category:Ecclesiastical heraldry of the United States]] | ||
[[Category:Roman Catholic dioceses]] | [[Category:Roman Catholic dioceses]] |
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DIOCESE OF FARGO (Dioecesis Fargensis)
Country : United States
Denomination : Roman Catholic
Established : 1889 as Diocese of Jamestown, renamed 1897.
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Origin/meaning
The colors of the cross are traditionally attributes of the Virgin Mary, who is invoked as a patron of the Fargo diocese under her title ¨Immaculate Conception.
In the centre of the cross is a horseshoe, alluding to William Fargo (1818-1881), the namesake of the See city and co-founder of Wells Fargo & Co, whose stagecoaches carried express mail, bank funds and settlers through the Midwest.
The wheatsheaf recalls that wheat is the most important agricultural product of North Dakota, as well as the bread that becomes the Body of Christ in the Eucharist.
Arms of Bishops
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John Shanley (1889–1909)
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James O'Reilly (1909–1934)
Aloisius Joseph Muench (1935–1959), archbishop, 1951, cardinal, 1959
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Leo Ferdinand Dworschak (1960–1970)
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Justin Albert Driscoll (1970–1984)
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James Stephen Sullivan (1985–2002)
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Samuel Joseph Aquila (2002–2012)
John Thomas Folda (2013–present)
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Literature : from the explanation of the arms of John T. Folda