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Denomination : [[:Category:Catholic heraldry|Roman Catholic]] | Denomination : [[:Category:Catholic heraldry|Roman Catholic]] | ||
Established : 1853 | Established : 1803 as Apostolic vicariate of Breda<br> | ||
Elevated to diocese of Breda in 1853 | |||
[[File:breda.rel.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:breda.rel.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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The arms were officially granted on June 8, 1993. | The arms were officially granted on June 8, 1993. | ||
The arms combine the three small | The arms combine the three small crosses from the arms of the city of [[Breda]], with a fleur-de-lys, symbol of St. Mary, the patron saint of the diocese. | ||
From the 19th century until the 1990s the diocese used as arms a shield with St. Mary and the three crosses. Only in 1993 the saint was replaced by her symbol. | |||
[[File:breda.rel1.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | |||
====Arms of Bishops==== | ====Arms of Bishops==== | ||