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Born : September 20, 192<br> | '''Born''': September 20, 192<br> | ||
Deceased : | '''Deceased''': | ||
Auxiliary Bishop of [[Diocese of Cleveland|Cleveland]], 1976-1992<br> | Auxiliary Bishop of [[Diocese of Cleveland|Cleveland]], 1976-1992<br> | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
As common in US episcopal heraldry, the arms show the arms of the diocese impaled with the personal arms of the bishop. | As common in US episcopal heraldry, the arms show the arms of the diocese impaled with the personal arms of the bishop. | ||
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The personal Arms of Bishop Sheldon consist of a shield of red and white colors commemorating the Polish origins of his family. The division of the shield ''per chevron'' with the lower portion in red charged with a gold (yellow) cross of [[Lorraine]], commemorates Bishop Sheldon being the first Episcopal Vicar of Lorain County in the Diocese of Cleveland. | The personal Arms of Bishop Sheldon consist of a shield of red and white colors commemorating the Polish origins of his family. The division of the shield ''per chevron'' with the lower portion in red charged with a gold (yellow) cross of [[Lorraine]], commemorates Bishop Sheldon being the first Episcopal Vicar of Lorain County in the Diocese of Cleveland. | ||
In the chief is placed a blue roundel charged with a gold terrestrial globe between two black ermine-spots. The globe symbolizes the Bishop's labors as Cleveland Diocesan Director and National Board member of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith, the Church's world-wide missionary program. The ermine spots are to be found on the | In the chief is placed a blue roundel charged with a gold terrestrial globe between two black ermine-spots. The globe symbolizes the Bishop's labors as Cleveland Diocesan Director and National Board member of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith, the Church's world-wide missionary program. The ermine spots are to be found on the arms of the [[Diocese of Cleveland]] and recall the Bishop's priestly labors in that diocese. | ||
The motto, "Fortes in Fide" (Strong in Faith) from the first Epistle of St. Peter, expresses a recurring theme in Apostolic teaching. | The motto, "Fortes in Fide" (Strong in Faith) from the first Epistle of St. Peter, expresses a recurring theme in Apostolic teaching. | ||
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The achievement is completed with the heraldic insignia of a prelate of the rank of bishop by instruction of the Holy See, of March 1969, confirmed in March 2001. | The achievement is completed with the heraldic insignia of a prelate of the rank of bishop by instruction of the Holy See, of March 1969, confirmed in March 2001. | ||
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[[Literature]] : http://home.catholicweb.com/diosteub/index.cfm/Newsltem?id=57655 | [[Heraldic literature - Ecclesiastical heraldry|'''Literature''']]: http://home.catholicweb.com/diosteub/index.cfm/Newsltem?id=57655 | ||
[[Category:Roman Catholic bishops|Sheldon]] | [[Category:Roman Catholic bishops|Sheldon]] | ||