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''' {{uc:{{PAGENAME}}}} ''' (Archidioecesis Sancti Andreae et Edimburgensis) | ''' {{uc:{{PAGENAME}}}} ''' (Archidioecesis Sancti Andreae et Edimburgensis) | ||
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Denomination : [[:Category:Catholic heraldry|Roman Catholic]] | Denomination : [[:Category:Catholic heraldry|Roman Catholic]] | ||
Established : 1653 as Prefecture | Established : 1653 as Apostolic Prefecture of Scotland<br> | ||
Renamed in 1694 to Apostolic Vicariate of Scotland<br> | |||
Renamed in 1727 to Apostolic Vicariate of Lowland District<br> | |||
Renamed in 1827 to Apostolic Vicariate of Eastern District<br> | |||
Elevated to Archdiocese of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh in 1878 | Elevated to Archdiocese of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh in 1878 | ||
[[File: | [[File:Standrewse.rel.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
Azure, a saltire argent charged on each of the upper limbs with a cross pattée fitchée Sable and at the centre a castle triple-towered and embattled of the Last, masoned of the Second and topped with three fans Gules, windows and portcullis shut of the Last, situate on a rock Proper, behind the Shield are placed in saltire an Archepiscopal cross and a crosier Or and above the Shield is placed a precious mitre Proper; and in an Escrol below the same this Motto "CRUX SPES UNICA". | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
Th saltire is the symbol of St. Andrew, the castle is taken from the arms of the city of [[Edinburgh]]. The two crosses denote the two cathedrals. | |||
====Arms of Archbishops==== | ====Arms of Archbishops==== | ||
<gallery perrow=0> | <gallery perrow=0> | ||
File:Standrewsedinb-strain.jpg|[[John Menzies Strain]] (1878-1883) | |||
File:Standrewsedinb-smith.jpg|[[William Smith]] (1885-1892) | |||
File:Standrewsedinb-macdonald.jpg|[[Angus MacDonald]] (1892-1900) | |||
No Image|[[James Augustine Smith]] | No Image|[[James Augustine Smith]] (1900-1928) | ||
No | No image|[[Andrew Thomas McDonald]] (1929-1950) | ||
File:standrewsedinb-gray.jpg|[[Gordon Joseph | File:standrewsedinb-gray.jpg|[[Gordon Joseph Gray]] (1951-1985) | ||
File:standrewsedinb-obrien.jpg|[[Keith Michael Patrick | File:standrewsedinb-obrien.jpg|[[Keith Michael Patrick O’Brien]] (1985-2013) | ||
File: | File:Standrewse-cushley.rel.jpg|[[Leo William Cushley]] (2013-present) | ||
</gallery> | |||
====Arms of Auxiliary bishops==== | |||
<gallery perrow=0> | |||
File:standrewsedinb-graham.jpg|[[Henry Grey Graham ]] (1917-1930) | |||
File:standrewsedinb-monaghan.jpg|[[James Monaghan]] (1970-1989) | |||
File:Standrewsedinb-rafferty.jpg|[[Kevin Lawrence Rafferty]] (1990-1996) | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
[[Heraldic literature - Ecclesiastical heraldry|'''Literature''']]: | |||
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{{media}} | |||
[[Category:Ecclesiastical heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | [[Category:Ecclesiastical heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | ||
[[Category:Roman Catholic archdioceses]] | [[Category:Roman Catholic archdioceses]] | ||