Edward Idris Cassidy

EDWARD IDRIS CASSIDY Born: July 5, 1924 Deceased: Titular Archbishop of Amantia, 1970-1991 Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to China, 1970-1973 Apostolic Pro- Nuncio to Bangladesh, 1973-1979 Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Lesotho, 1979-1984 Apostolic Delegate to Southern Africa, 1979-1984 Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Netherlands, 1984-1988 Curia 1988-2001 Cardinal 1991	Cardinal

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Archbishop

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Origin/meaning

The arms show an image of the Southern Cross, symbol for Australia, the country where the archbishop was born. The lion is taken from the arms of an Irish Cassidy family and is used here to symbolise the last name of the archbishop.

As cardinal he adjusted the stars, added a lion and augmented the motto, but the symbolism remained the same.

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Letterhead as cardinal

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