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The green field is for his rank as bishop (the tassels around the arms of a bishop are always green). The right hand professing fidelity is found on the Cooney family arms and the two swallows are taken from the Dowdall (=mother´s) arms , also symbolizing fidelity because these are birds of grateful light and faithful migration. | |||
The motto FIDELIS USQUE AD MORTEM also comes from the Dowdall arms and means ¨Faithful even to death¨. | |||
The achievement is completed with the heraldic insignia of a prelate of the rank of bishop by instruction of the Holy See, of March 1969, . | |||
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[[Literature]] : | [[Literature]] : diocesan website; Hans van Heijningen | ||
[[Category:Roman Catholic bishops|Cooney]] | [[Category:Roman Catholic bishops|Cooney]] |
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PATRICK RONALD COONEY
Born : March 10, 1934
Deceased : October 15, 2012
Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit, 1982-1989
Bishop of Gaylord, 1989–2009
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Origin/meaning
The green field is for his rank as bishop (the tassels around the arms of a bishop are always green). The right hand professing fidelity is found on the Cooney family arms and the two swallows are taken from the Dowdall (=mother´s) arms , also symbolizing fidelity because these are birds of grateful light and faithful migration.
The motto FIDELIS USQUE AD MORTEM also comes from the Dowdall arms and means ¨Faithful even to death¨.
The achievement is completed with the heraldic insignia of a prelate of the rank of bishop by instruction of the Holy See, of March 1969, .
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