Diocese of Shreveport

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DIOCESE OF SHREVEPORT (Dioecesis Sreveportuensis in Louisiana)

Country : United States
Denomination : Roman Catholic

Established : 1986

Official blazon

Origin/meaning

The silver wavy fork is charged with a golden sunburst. The sunburst points to the Jesuits and is employed here to honor Saint-Joahnnes Berchmans, titular of the Cathedral of Shreveport. Berchmans was a Jesuit and an associate of Aloysius Gonzaga. Issuant from the sunburst are three wavy bars, who symbolize the three rivers, that run to the diocese of Shreveport: the Red River, the Misssippi and the Ouachita.