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The arms were recorded at the College of Arms.
The arms were recorded at the College of Arms.


The Keys and Sword alludes to the dedication of the Cathedral to SS. Peter and Paul. The Arms took it present form during the Episcopate of John Boothe 1465-1478.
The keys and sword alludes to the dedication of the Cathedral to SS. Peter and Paul. The arms took it present form during the Episcopate of John Boothe (1465-1478), although many variations of the arms can be found in the cathedral and churches in the diocese.


====Arms of Bishops====
====Arms of Bishops====
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[[Literature]] : Image from [[Wills's Arms of the Bishopric]]. McCarthy: Armoria Sedium; E.E. Dorling: Heraldry of the Church
[[Literature]] : Image from [[Wills's Arms of the Bishopric]].  


[[Category:Ecclesiastical heraldry of the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Ecclesiastical heraldry of the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Anglican dioceses]]
[[Category:Anglican dioceses]]