Mark Benedict Coleridge

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MARK BENEDICT COLERIDGE

Born: September 25, 1948
Deceased:

Auxiliary bishop of Melbourne, 2002-2006; Titular bishop of Theveste
Archbishop of Canberra-Goulburn, 2006-2012
Archbishop of Brisbane, 2012-present

Arms (crest) of Mark Benedict Coleridge

Auxiliary bishop of Melbourne
Arms (crest) of Mark Benedict Coleridge

Archbishop of Canberra-Goulburn 2006-2008
Arms (crest) of Mark Benedict Coleridge

Archbishop of Canberra-Goulburn 2008-2012
Arms (crest) of Mark Benedict Coleridge

Archbishop of Brisbane
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Origin/meaning

The arms of Archbishop Coleridge have changed considerably during the years.

As auxiliary he designed his first arms. The blue of the shield is symbolic of the heavens where there stream the blood and water flowing from the side of Christ as an eternal promise that there is no wound which cannot become a fountain. Set in the upper part of the shield is the Lion of Saint Mark, symbolising not only the Evangelist and his patron saint, but also the Gospel of which he was a servant.

In the lower half of the shield is the star representing Mary, the Morning Star.

In Canberra and Brisbane he impaled his personal arms with the arms of the Archdioceses. In the different versions of his arms, he retained the winged lion of St. Mark and the red and silver from the initial arms. The latter were changed fro a wavy bend sinister to a number of (sinister) bends.

The motto Sanguis et Aqua, 'Blood and Water' is taken from the Gospel of Saint John: 'One of the soldiers pierced his side with a lance and immediately there flowed forth blood and water'.

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