Archdiocese of Miami

ARCHDIOCESE OF MIAMI (Archidioecesis Miamiensis)

Country : United States
Denomination : Roman Catholic

Established : 1958 as Diocese of Miami
Elevated to Archdiocese in 1968

Official blazon

Azure, on a fess abased or, rising from this a palm tree of the same between two crosses patée argent, four bars wavy of the last.

Origin/meaning

The palmtree in gold bespeaks the territory of the archdiocese, where these trees grow plentifully and luxuriously, so much that is is practically a symbol of this area.

Blue field = the sky. The trees issue from a golden bars (beach?) between two silver crosses as emblems for Catholic Faith. The wvay bars in base signify that the diocese is encompassed by water.

Arms of Archbishops

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  Coleman Francis Carroll (1958-1977), elevated to Archbishop in 1968

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  Edward Anthony McCarthy (1977-1994)

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  John Clement Favalora (1994-2010)

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  Thomas Gerard Wenski (2010-present)

Arms of Auxiliary Bishops

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  René Henry Gracida (1968-1975)

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  John Joseph Nevins (1979-1984)

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  Agustín Alejo Román Rodríguez (1979-2013)

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  Norbert Dorsey (1986-1990)

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  Gilberto Fernández (1997-2002)

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  Thomas Gerard Wenski (1997-2003)

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  Felipe de Jesús Estévez (2004-2011)

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  John Gerard Noonan (2005-2010)

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  John Joseph Fitzpatrick (1968-1971)

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  Peter Baldacchino (2014-present)

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  Enrique Esteban Delgado (2017-present)

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