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''' {{uc:{{PAGENAME}}}} ''' (Dioecesis Orlandensis) | |||
Country : [[Ecclesiastical heraldry of the United States|United States]]<br> | |||
Denomination : [[:Category:Catholic heraldry|Roman Catholic]] | |||
Established : 1968 | |||
[[File:orlando.us | [[File:orlando.us.png|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
* (old) Gules a P with a cross bar or, in the first quarter a shell argent and in the fourth quarter an orange blossom argent and green; on a chief argent, a fleur de lis azure. | |||
* (current) Gules, a real Chi-Rho symbol in gold; in chief a shell or and an orange blossom flower argent and green; on a chief argent a fleur de lis azure. | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The rams were adopted in 1974. | |||
The main colors red and gold recall the colors of the flag of Spain, for it was missionaries from that country who first brought the Gospel to Florida. The Chi-Rho symbolizes Chrsit the Son of God and centre of all Christian faith. | |||
The shell stand for the Apostle Saint-James the Greater, patron of the cathedral. The orange blossom indicates the the nine counties of the diocese are centered around Orange County. | |||
[[ | The blue fleur de lis on argent stand for the Blessed Virgin Mary, mother of God, patron of the diocese of Orlando. | ||
====Arms of Bishops==== | |||
<gallery perrow=0> | |||
File:Orlando-borders.jpg|[[William Donald Borders]] (1968-1974) | |||
File:Orlando-grady.jpg|[[Thomas Joseph Grady]] (1974-1989) | |||
File:Orlando-dorsey.jpg|[[Norbert Dorsey]] (1990-2004) | |||
File:Orlando-wenski.jpg|[[Thomas Gerard Wenski]] (2004-2010) | |||
File:orlando-noonan.jpg|[[John Gerard Noonan]] (2010-present) | |||
</gallery> | |||
[[Heraldic literature - Ecclesiastical heraldry|'''Literature''']]: | |||
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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]] | ||