Neil Sebastian Scantlebury

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NEIL SEBASTIAN SCANTLEBURY

Born : October 1, 1965
Deceased :

Bishop of Bridgetown, 2021-present

Official blazon

Origin/meaning

The arms show the arms of the diocese impaled with the personal arms of the bishop.

Bishop Scantlbury’s arms depict A gold field on which are two arrows crossed in the form of an “X”. The arrows are a symbol of his patron saint, St. Sebastian who, prior to being martyred by being bludgeoned to death, was tied up and shot with arrows as a form of torture. The arrows are flanked by two red hearts which evoke the mercy and the love of God. In addition, they are reminders of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary. At the center point is a stylized heraldic rose to allude to the bishop’s devotion to St. Thérèse of Lisieux, the “Little Flower”.

On the chief there is a blue background on which there are four five-pointed silver stars in the corners with an open book in the middle the pages being white and the binding of the book gold. The blue field with the four stars is borrowed from the armorial bearings of the Diocese of Saint Thomas in the Virgin Islands where he was ordained and served in priestly ministry before becoming a bishop. The open book alludes to the Scriptures and the bishop’s degree in the Sacred Scripture.

The motto below the shield is, “Thy Will Be Done”.