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+'''DIOCESE OF FALL RIVER''' (Dioecesis Riverormenensis)
-|width="15%"|[[File:Usa.jpg|50 px|left]]
-|width="70%" align="center" |'''Heraldry of the World<br>Civic heraldry of the [[United States]] > [[Ecclesiastical heraldry of the United States|Ecclesiastical heraldry]]'''
-|width="15%"|[[File:Usa.jpg|50 px|right]]
-|}
-'''DIOCESE OF FALL RIVER'''
+Country : [[Ecclesiastical heraldry of the United States|United States]]<br>
+Denomination : [[:Category:Catholic heraldry|Roman Catholic]]
-Denomination : Roman Catholic
+Established : 1904
-[[File:fallriver.us.rel.png|center]]
+[[File:fallriver.us.png|center|300 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]
-'''Official blason:'''<br>
+===Official blazon===
+Argent, a bend wavy azure, over all a cross nowy throughout gules, charged with a star of six points of the first.
+===Origin/meaning===
+The wavy blue bend is a canting element for a 'falling river'. The cross symbolises redemptation and graces which flow from the cathedral as a spiritual centre of the diocese.
-'''Origin/meaning :'''<br>
+The red circle with the 6 pointed star honors the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary; the title of the cathedral is ¨Morning Star¨.
-I have no information on the origin or meaning of these arms. Any information is welcome !
-[[Literature]] : Image from [http://commons.wikimedia.org Wikipedia] by Alekjds
+====Arms of Bishops====
+<gallery perrow=0>
+File:fallriver-stang.jpg|[[William Stang]] (1904-1907)
+File:fallriver-feehan.jpg|[[Daniel Francis Feehan]] (1907-1934)
+File:fallriver-cassidy.jpg|[[James Edwin Cassidy]] (1934-1951)
+File:fallriver-connolly.jpg|[[James Louis Connolly]] (1951-1970)
+File:fallriver-cronin.jpg|[[Daniel Anthony Cronin]] (1970-1992)
+File:fallriver-omalley.jpg|[[Seán Patrick O'Malley]] (1992-2002)
+File:fallriver-coleman.jpg|[[George William Coleman]] (2003-2014)
+File:fallriver-cunha.jpg|[[Edgar Moreira da Cunha]] (2014-present)
+</gallery>
+====Arms of Auxiliary Bishops====
+<gallery perrow=0>
+File:fallriver-gerrard.jpg|[[James Joseph Gerrard]] (1959-1976)
+</gallery>
+[[Heraldic literature - Ecclesiastical heraldry|'''Literature''']]:
+{{religion}}
+{{us}}
+{{media}} notes from Hans van Heijningen on info of the diocese.
 [[Category:Ecclesiastical heraldry of the United States]]
-[[Category:Dioceses of the United States]]
+[[Category:Roman Catholic dioceses]]

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