Henry van Lieshout

HENRY VAN LIESHOUT Born: March 19, 1932 Deceased: December 24, 20090 Bishop of Lae, 1966-2007

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Dutch	Gedeeld: I) in blauw een omgewend zeilbootje met gehesen zeil en wimpel, van zilver, varende op een golvende verkorte tweelingbalk; op een gouden kwartierhoofd een omgewende vis van natuurlijke kleuren; II) in groen een zwarte rechtopstaande tak, voorzien van 7 zilveren bladeren; achter het schild de in de periode voor 1969 gebruikelijke attributen van een bisschopswapen: een mijter, een processiekruis met enkele balk en een staf, allen van natuurlijke kleuren; het geheel overtopt door een groene prelatenhoed met twee maal zes groene kwasten; wapenspreuk: PAX ET BONA CHRISTI in zwarte kapitalen op een zilver lint.
English	Per pale: I) Azure a vessel contourne with sail set and pennant, all argent, moving on a double barrulet cut and wavy sable; on a chief or a fish also contourne proper; IT) vert a branch stalked sable and with seven leaves argent; the shield ensigned with the mitre, the cross—staff and the crozier, all proper and with the green hat having six tassels on each side of the shield; Motto: PAX ET BONA CHRISTTI in capitals sable on a scroll argent.

Origin/meaning

The diocese of Lae consists of small coral islands with their golden sandy beaches, where people rely on boats for transport and fishing for their living; and the mainland with the green jungle in the lowland and mountains. These two aspects of the diocese are shown per pale. The vessel is the symbol of ecumenism, as the Catholic population is a minority group in the predominant Lutheran population. The fish is the symbol of Christ.

The branch with leaves is a double symbolism: As symbol of peace and canting for the family name of the bishop "lieshout"= "willow-wood".

Both fish and vessel contourne for reasons of : people from the atols as well as those in the jungle, have to overcome the barrier of distance(sea) and difference in culture, as they need one another and are challenged to form one community in Christ. The church history of Papua New Guinea tells us that most of the first missionaries made their first approach to the main islands via the small islands, where people lived who were sailors and had trade contacts with many parts of the main islands. Hence a vessel/fish (small islands) facing the branch.

The motto "Pax et bona Christi'means To share the peace and goodness of Christ.

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Literature: Letter from the bishop

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