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Denomination : [[:Category:Catholic heraldry|Roman Catholic]] | Denomination : [[:Category:Catholic heraldry|Roman Catholic]] | ||
Established : 1912 | Established : 1874 as Apostolic Vicariate of Brownsville<br> | ||
Elevated to Diocese of Corpus Christi in 1912 | |||
[[File:corpuschristi.us.rel.png|center|300 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:corpuschristi.us.rel.png|center|300 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms are canting (a ciborium is a covered cup for holding hosts (from the Christian eucharist), which symbolises the body of Christ). The colors red and gold are not explained, but could be seen as the Spanish, because of the former Spanish influence, or as gold for the ciboria and red for the Blood of Christ. | The arms are canting (a ciborium is a covered cup for holding hosts (from the Christian eucharist), which symbolises the body of Christ). The colors red and gold are not explained, but could be seen as the Spanish, because of the former Spanish influence, or as gold for the ciboria and red for the Blood of Christ. | ||
====Arms of Apostolic vicars==== | |||
<gallery perrow=0> | |||
File:cc-manucy.jpg|[[Dominic Manucy]] (1874-1884) | |||
File:cc-verdaguer.jpg|[[Pedro Verdaguer y Prat]] (1890-1911) | |||
</gallery> | |||
====Arms of Bishops==== | ====Arms of Bishops==== | ||