Michael McCarthy
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MICHAEL MCCARTHY
Born : September 13, 1950
Deceased :
Bishop of Rockhampton, 2014-present
Official blazon
- (personal side) Per fess Argent and Gules, in chief a cross of St Michael the Archangel Gules (a cross pomme) and in base a stag Argent attired and unguled.
Origin/meaning
As common in Australian episcopal heraldry, the arms show the arms of the diocese impaled with the personal arms of the bishop.
The arms are canting; the cross of St. Michael in the upper half, and the arms of the McCarthy clan in base as a reference to his last name.
The motto “Gloriari in Cruce” (Boast in the Cross) is from St Paul’s Epistle to the Galatians 6:14.
Literature : https://rok.catholic.net.au/our-diocese/our-bishop/crest/