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{{ | ''' {{uc:{{PAGENAME}}}} ''''''Born''': April 11, 1961<br> | ||
'''Deceased''': | |||
Bishop of [[Diocese of Evansville|Evansville]], 2011-2017<br> | |||
Archbishop of [[Archdiocese of Indianapolis|Indianapolis]], 2017-present | |||
Bishop of [[Diocese of Evansville|Evansville]], | |||
Archbishop of [[Archdiocese of Indianapolis|Indianapolis]], | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:Evansville-thompson.jpg|center|300 px|Arms of | |align="center"|[[File:Evansville-thompson.jpg|center|300 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Bishop of Evansville | ||
|align="center"|[[File:indianapolis-thompson.jpg|center|300 px|Arms of | |align="center"|[[File:indianapolis-thompson.jpg|center|300 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Archbishop of Indianapolis | ||
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* (personal arms) Argent, between per fess two barlets wavy two crosses, all Azure; in chief a fleur-de-lis Vert and in base an inverted Latin cross of the second upon a broadsword, per bend sinister, of the last. | * (personal arms) Argent, between per fess two barlets wavy two crosses, all Azure; in chief a fleur-de-lis Vert and in base an inverted Latin cross of the second upon a broadsword, per bend sinister, of the last. | ||
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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. | ||
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The achievement is completed with the heraldic insignia of a prelate of the rank of bishop by instruction of the Holy See, of March 1969, confirmed in March 2001. | The achievement is completed with the heraldic insignia of a prelate of the rank of bishop by instruction of the Holy See, of March 1969, confirmed in March 2001. | ||
[[Heraldic literature - Ecclesiastical heraldry|'''Literature''']]: | |||
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{{media}} http://www.saintbenedictcathedral.org/bishop-arms, 2011 | |||
[[Category:Roman Catholic bishops|Thompson]] | [[Category:Roman Catholic bishops|Thompson]] | ||
[[Category:Roman Catholic archbishops|Thompson]] | [[Category:Roman Catholic archbishops|Thompson]] | ||