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'''DIOCESE OF MEMPHIS''' (Dioecesis Memphitana) | '''DIOCESE OF MEMPHIS''' (Dioecesis Memphitana) | ||
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[[File:memphis.us.rel.jpg|300 px|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:memphis.us.rel.jpg|300 px|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The six small hills in silver in base are based on the arms of Pope [[Paul VI]], who established the diocese. They also refer to the mountains of Tennessee. The two wavy blue bands in chief represent the Mississippi and Tennessee rivers, the western and eastern (respectively) geographical borders of the diocese. | The six small hills in silver in base are based on the arms of Pope [[Paul VI]], who established the diocese. They also refer to the mountains of Tennessee. The two wavy blue bands in chief represent the Mississippi and Tennessee rivers, the western and eastern (respectively) geographical borders of the diocese. | ||
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====Arms of Bishops==== | ====Arms of Bishops==== | ||
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File:memphis-dozier.jpg|[[Carroll Thomas Dozier]] (1970-1982) | |||
File:memphis-stafford.jpg|[[James Francis Stafford]] (1982-1986) | |||
File:memphis-buechlein.jpg|[[Daniel Mark Buechlein]] (1987-1992) | |||
File:memphis-steib.jpg|[[James Terry Steib]] (1993-2016) | File:memphis-steib.jpg|[[James Terry Steib]] (1993-2016) | ||
File:memphis-holley.jpg|[[Martin David Holley]] (2016-present) | File:memphis-holley.jpg|[[Martin David Holley]] (2016-2018) | ||
File:memphis-talley.jpg|[[David Prescott Talley]] (2019-present) | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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[[Category:Ecclesiastical heraldry of the United States]] | [[Category:Ecclesiastical heraldry of the United States]] | ||
[[Category:Roman Catholic dioceses]] | [[Category:Roman Catholic dioceses]] | ||