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Born : November 1, 1913<br>
'''Born''': November 1, 1913<br>
Deceased : October 9, 2000
'''Deceased''': October 9, 2000


Archbishop of [[Archdiocese of Anchorage|Anchorage]], 1966-1975<br>
Archbishop of [[Archdiocese of Anchorage|Anchorage]], 1966-1975<br>
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|align="center"|[[File:Anchorage-ryan.jpg|center|300 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Archbishop of Anchorage
|align="center"|[[File:Militaryservices-ryan.jpg|center|300 px|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Archbishop of the military
|align="center"|[[File:Militaryservices-ryan.jpg|center|300 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Archbishop of the military
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===Official blazon===
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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 archbishop.
As common in US episcopal heraldry, the arms show the arms of the diocese impaled with the personal arms of the archbishop.


The two griffin's heads are based on the arms of a Ryan family from Ireland (not necessarily related to the Archbishop). The Ryan amrs show three silver heads in red and in the arms of the archbishop the colours have been reversed and the lower has been replaced by two crossed swords and a Cross of Jwrusalem. The crossing of the swords in this fashion suggests the Greek letter Chi, the inilial letter of Christ in that language. The swords also symbolise  
The two griffin's heads are based on the arms of a Ryan family from Ireland (not necessarily related to the Archbishop). The Ryan amrs show three silver heads in red and in the arms of the archbishop the colours have been reversed and the lower has been replaced by two crossed swords and a Cross of Jerusalem. The crossing of the swords in this fashion suggests the Greek letter Chi, the inilial letter of Christ in that language. The swords also symbolise  
the Archbishop's  service  with the United States Navy as Chaplain of the First Marine Division in the South Pacilic from 1943 to 1946,  and the post of Chancellor of the Military Ordinariate from 1957 to 1958.
the Archbishop's  service  with the United States Navy as Chaplain of the First Marine Division in the South Pacilic from 1943 to 1946,  and the post of Chancellor of the Military Ordinariate from 1957 to 1958.


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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]] : Information from the Archdiocese of Anchorage
[[Heraldic literature - Ecclesiastical heraldry|'''Literature''']]: Information from the Archdiocese of Anchorage


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