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'''  {{uc:{{PAGENAME}}}} ''' (Dioecesis Mackenziensis–Arcis Smith)
'''  {{uc:{{PAGENAME}}}} ''' (Dioecesis Mackenziensis–Arcis Smith)


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Denomination : [[:Category:Catholic heraldry|Roman Catholic]]
Denomination : [[:Category:Catholic heraldry|Roman Catholic]]


Established : 1967
Established : 1862 as Apostolic Vicariate of Athabaska Mackenzie<br>
Split 1901 in [[Archdiocese of Grouard-McLennan|Apostolic Vicariate of Athabaska]] and Apostolic Vicariate of Mackenzie<br>
Elevated 1967 to Diocese of Mackenzie-Fort Smith


[[File:Mackenzie-rel.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]
[[File:Mackenzie-rel.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]


===Official blazon===
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===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
The sun symboles Christ the Saviour of the world, the light of the world. The red rays signify the intensity of His love for His people. The three figures eprresent the three basic races of the north: Dene - Inuit and White.
The sun symboles Christ the Saviour of the world, the light of the world. The red rays signify the intensity of His love for His people. The three figures eprresent the three basic races of the north: Dene - Inuit and White.
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The whole design is surmounted by a cross, the symbol of salvation. Inside the cross is a star, representing Mary, the mother of Jesus and the patron saint of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate, the religious order of Bishop Denis Croteau. The star is also the Northern Star.
The whole design is surmounted by a cross, the symbol of salvation. Inside the cross is a star, representing Mary, the mother of Jesus and the patron saint of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate, the religious order of Bishop Denis Croteau. The star is also the Northern Star.
====Arms of Apostolic Vicars====
<gallery perrow=0>
File:Mackenzie-Breynat.jpg|[[Gabriel Joseph Élie Breynat]] (1901-1943)
No image|[[Joseph-Marie Trocellier]] (1943-1958)
No image|[[Paul Piché]] (1959-1967)
</gallery>
====Arms of Co-adjutor Apostolic Vicars====
<gallery perrow=0>
File:Mackenzie-Fallaize.jpg|[[Pierre-Armand-Albert-Lucien Fallaize]] (1931-1939)
No image|[[Joseph-Marie Trocellier]] (1940-1943)
</gallery>


====Arms of Bishops====
====Arms of Bishops====
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</gallery>
</gallery>


{{media}}
[[Heraldic literature - Ecclesiastical heraldry|'''Literature''']]:


[[Literature]] : http://www.rcdiocese.yk.com/history%20Crest.htm
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{{media}} http://www.rcdiocese.yk.com/history%20Crest.htm


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