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'''DIOCESE OF ROCKVILLE CENTRE''' (Dioecesis Petropolitana in Insula Longa)
'''DIOCESE OF ROCKVILLE CENTRE''' (Dioecesis Petropolitana in Insula Longa)


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[[File:rockvillecentre.us.rel.jpg|center|300 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]
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===Official blazon===
{| class="wikitable"
 
|+Official blazon
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|'''English'''
| blazon wanted
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===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
The four sections blue and gold per saltire represent the two counties Nassau and Suffolk which make up the territory of the diocese. In the upper centre is a lamb's head to honor the virginal innocence of Saint-Agnes, titular of the cathedral church in Rockville Centre. Gold and blue are also the historical colours of [[Nassau]].
The four sections blue and gold per saltire represent the two counties Nassau and Suffolk which make up the territory of the diocese. In the upper centre is a lamb's head to honor the virginal innocence of Saint-Agnes, titular of the cathedral church in Rockville Centre. Gold and blue are also the historical colours of [[Nassau]].
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File:Rockvillecentre-ryan.jpg|[[Gerald Augustine John Ryan]] (1977–1985)
File:Rockvillecentre-ryan.jpg|[[Gerald Augustine John Ryan]] (1977–1985)
File:Rockvillecentre-daly.jpg|[[James Joseph Daly]] (1977–1996)
File:Rockvillecentre-daly.jpg|[[James Joseph Daly]] (1977–1996)
No image|[[Alfred John Markiewicz]] (1986–1994)
File:Rockvillecentre-markiewicz.jpg|[[Alfred John Markiewicz]] (1986–1994)
File:Rockvillecentre-wcela.jpg|[[Emil Aloysius Wcela]] (1988–2007)
File:Rockvillecentre-wcela.jpg|[[Emil Aloysius Wcela]] (1988–2007)
File:Rockvillecentre-dunne.jpg|[[John Charles Dunne]] (1988–2013)
File:Rockvillecentre-dunne.jpg|[[John Charles Dunne]] (1988–2013)
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[[Heraldic literature - Ecclesiastical heraldry|'''Literature''']]:
[[Heraldic literature - Ecclesiastical heraldry|'''Literature''']]:


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{{media1}} Background from the diocesan website; Hans van Heijningen
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{{media}} Background from the diocesan website; Hans van Heijningen


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