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As common in US episcopal heraldry, the arms show the arms of the (arch)diocese impaled with the personal arms of the bishop. | As common in US episcopal heraldry, the arms show the arms of the (arch)diocese impaled with the personal arms of the bishop. | ||
The two blue wavy bars represent the Ohio River that connects the states of Kentucky and Indiana. The two blue crosses represent the Catholic heritage that has come to the Bishop from both of his parents Charles and Mary (Thomas) Thompson. The green fleur-de-lis is taken from the arms of the [[ | The two blue wavy bars represent the Ohio River that connects the states of Kentucky and Indiana. The two blue crosses represent the Catholic heritage that has come to the Bishop from both of his parents Charles and Mary (Thomas) Thompson. The green fleur-de-lis is taken from the arms of the [[Archdiocese of Louisville|Diocese of Bardstown]] in Kentucky. | ||
Bishop Thompson has personal devotion to Saints Peter and Paul. This devotion is represented in the base of the bishop's personal arms with the inverted blue Latin cross, for Saint Peter, who found himself so unworthy to even die as Christ died, was crucified by the Roman upside down, and for Saint Paul who is represented with a green sword. | Bishop Thompson has personal devotion to Saints Peter and Paul. This devotion is represented in the base of the bishop's personal arms with the inverted blue Latin cross, for Saint Peter, who found himself so unworthy to even die as Christ died, was crucified by the Roman upside down, and for Saint Paul who is represented with a green sword. | ||