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{{ | ''' {{uc:{{PAGENAME}}}} ''' (Dioecesis Sandhurstensis) | ||
Country: [[Ecclesiastical heraldry of Australia|Australia]]<br> | |||
Denomination: [[:Category:Catholic heraldry|Roman Catholic]] | |||
Established: 1874 | |||
[[File: | [[File:sandhurst.rel.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
Quarterly, per saltire or and azure on the former in fess two roses gules, in chief an estoile (or eight (8) pointed star) and in base a representation of the Paderborn Cross argent. | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms | The gold of the field represents the goldfields which is located within the diocese and the blue represents the Virgin Mary, Mother of God. | ||
The star and the two roses have their origin in an earlier design proposed for the arms of the diocese in 1979. This proposal does not appear to have been put into use, its existence is little known in the diocese and its original symbolism is not known at all. | |||
The Paderborn Cross which is represented in base was discovered at Paderborn in Germany which was the place of origin of Dr Henry Backhaus, the pioneer priest of the Bendigo Goldfields and the architect of the financial security of the diocese and of the cathedral. | |||
====Arms of Bishops==== | |||
<gallery perrow=0> | |||
File:Sandhurst-crane.jpg|[[Martin Crane]] (1874–1901 | |||
File:Sandhurst-reville.jpg|[[Stephen Reville]] (1901–1916 | |||
File:Sandhurst-mccarthy.jpg|[[John McCarthy]] (1917–1950 | |||
File:Sandhurst-stewart.jpg|[[Bernard Denis Stewart]] (1950–1979 | |||
File:Sandhurst-daly.jpg|[[Noel Desmond Daly]] (1979–2000 | |||
File:Sandhurst-grech.jpg|[[Joseph Angelo Grech]] (2001–2010 | |||
File:sandhurst-tomlinson.jpg|[[Leslie Rogers Tomlinson]] (2012–2019) | |||
File:Sandhurst-mackinlay.jpg|[[Shane Mackinlay]] (2019-present) | |||
</gallery> | |||
{{religion}} | |||
{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Literature]]: | [[Heraldic literature - Ecclesiastical heraldry|'''Literature''']]: Information from https://www.sandhurst.catholic.org.au | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Ecclesiastical heraldry of Australia]] | ||
[[Category:Roman Catholic dioceses]] | [[Category:Roman Catholic dioceses]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:17, 11 August 2024
DIOCESE OF SANDHURST (Dioecesis Sandhurstensis)
Country: Australia
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Established: 1874
Official blazon
Quarterly, per saltire or and azure on the former in fess two roses gules, in chief an estoile (or eight (8) pointed star) and in base a representation of the Paderborn Cross argent.
Origin/meaning
The gold of the field represents the goldfields which is located within the diocese and the blue represents the Virgin Mary, Mother of God.
The star and the two roses have their origin in an earlier design proposed for the arms of the diocese in 1979. This proposal does not appear to have been put into use, its existence is little known in the diocese and its original symbolism is not known at all.
The Paderborn Cross which is represented in base was discovered at Paderborn in Germany which was the place of origin of Dr Henry Backhaus, the pioneer priest of the Bendigo Goldfields and the architect of the financial security of the diocese and of the cathedral.
Arms of Bishops
Martin Crane (1874–1901
Stephen Reville (1901–1916
John McCarthy (1917–1950
Bernard Denis Stewart (1950–1979
Noel Desmond Daly (1979–2000
Joseph Angelo Grech (2001–2010
Leslie Rogers Tomlinson (2012–2019)
Shane Mackinlay (2019-present)
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Literature: Information from https://www.sandhurst.catholic.org.au