Diocese of Ripon

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DIOCESE OF RIPON

Country : United Kingdom
Denomination : Anglican
Established : 1836
Incorporated into : 2014 Diocese of West Yorkshire and the Dales

Official blazon

Argent, on a saltire gules two keys in saltire, wards upwards, Or; on a chief of the second a Holy Lamb proper.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on November 3, 1836.

The diocesean Cathedral was formerly the Chruch of the College of St. Wilfrid, to which Saint it was dedicated. It was also dedicated to St. Peter.
The Chief is from the Seal of the College of St. Wilfrid and the Keys symbolise St Peter.

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  The arms on a cigarette card

The Dean of Ripon used the arms below, which have not been granted.

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Arms of Bishops

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  Robert Bickersteth (1857-1884)

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Template:Media1 Image from Wills's Arms of the Bishopric. McCarthy: Armoria Sedium. Bishop Bickersteth's Arms from J. Siebmacher’s Grosses Wappenbuch Bd 8, Die Wappen der Bistümer und Klöster.
E.E. Dorling: Heraldry of the Church a Handbook.