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'''Born''': May 13, 1922<br> | |||
'''Deceased''': March 4, 2012 | |||
Auxiliary Bishop of [[Diocese of Trenton|Trenton]], 1967-1980<br> | |||
Bishop of [[Diocese of Trenton|Trenton]], 1980-1997 | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
As common in US episcopal heraldry, the arms show the arms of the diocese impaled with the personal arms of the bishop. | |||
The golden pile is taken from the arms of a German Reiss family (not related to the bishop though). The pilgrim's staff is one of the badges of a person who journeyed to a shrine or holy place, such as Rome or the Holy Land, both of which Bishop Reiss journeyed to on pilgrimage, hence the two staffs. | |||
The base portion on the right side depicts an eagle and a book in honor of St. John the Evangelist, the baptismal patron of the bishop, adding a personal element to the shield as do three grains of rice surrounding the eagle which signify the English meaning of the Reiss surname. | |||
The motto under the coat of arms of Bishop Reiss is "Let Us Love One Another," from St. John's Gospel (13:34). When he commissioned the coat-of-arms, Bishop Reiss was quoted as saying that the motto "signifies the ideal of doing what the Lord wants us to do. I use it as the guiding principle for the Diocese of Trenton." | |||
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]] : | [[Heraldic literature - Ecclesiastical heraldry|'''Literature''']]: http://www.dioceseoftrenton.org | ||
[[Category:Roman Catholic bishops|Reiss]] | [[Category:Roman Catholic bishops|Reiss]] | ||