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'''DIOCESE OF SPRINGFIELD IN ILLINOIS''' (Dioecesis Campifontis in Illinois)


'''DIOCESE OF SPRINGFIELD IN ILLINOIS'''
Country : [[Ecclesiastical heraldry of the United States|United States]]<br>
Denomination : [[:Category:Catholic heraldry|Roman Catholic]]


Denomination : Roman Catholic
Established : 1853 as the Diocese of Quincy<br>
Renamed 1857 to Diocese of Alton<br>
Renamed 1923 as Diocese of Springfield in Illinois


[[File:springfieldi.us.rel.png|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]
[[File:springfieldi.us.png|300 px|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]


====Official blazon====
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|+Official blazon
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|'''English'''
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===Origin/meaning===
The heraldic fountains (springs) on golden ´fields´are canting for the See city and the diocese. The cross is for the Christian Faith. The silver crescent in the centre honors the Blessed Virgin Mary, in her title of the Immaculate Conception, titular of the cathedral (see Revelation 12:1).


====Arms of Bishops of Alton====
<gallery perrow=0>
File:Springfieldillinois-juncker.jpg|[[Henry Damian Juncker]] (1857-1868)
No image|[[Peter Joseph Baltes]] (1870-1886)
File:Alton-ryan.jpg|[[James Ryan]] (1888-1923)
</gallery>


====Origin/meaning====
====Arms of Bishops of Springfield in Illinois====
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<gallery perrow=0>
File:Springfieldillinois-griffin.jpg|[[James Aloysius Griffin]] (1924-1948)
File:Springfieldillinois-oconnor.jpg|[[William Aloysius O'Connor]] (1949-1975)
File:Springfieldillinois-mcnicholas.jpg|[[Joseph Alphonse McNicholas]] (1975-1983)
File:Springfieldillinois-ryan.jpg|[[Daniel Leo Ryan]] (1984-1999)
File:Springfieldillinois-lucas.jpg|[[George Joseph Lucas]] (1999-2009)
file:springfieldillinois-paprocki.jpg|[[Thomas John Joseph Paprocki]] (2010-present)
</gallery>


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[[Literature]] : Image from [http://commons.wikimedia.org Wikipedia] by Alekjds


[[Category:Ecclesiastical heraldry of the United States]]
[[Category:Ecclesiastical heraldry of the United States]]
[[Category:Dioceses of the United States]]
[[Category:Roman Catholic dioceses]]
[[Category:Roman Catholic dioceses]]

Revision as of 14:13, 28 January 2024

DIOCESE OF SPRINGFIELD IN ILLINOIS (Dioecesis Campifontis in Illinois)

Country : United States
Denomination : Roman Catholic

Established : 1853 as the Diocese of Quincy
Renamed 1857 to Diocese of Alton
Renamed 1923 as Diocese of Springfield in Illinois

Arms (crest) of Diocese of Springfield in Illinois
Official blazon
English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The heraldic fountains (springs) on golden ´fields´are canting for the See city and the diocese. The cross is for the Christian Faith. The silver crescent in the centre honors the Blessed Virgin Mary, in her title of the Immaculate Conception, titular of the cathedral (see Revelation 12:1).

Arms of Bishops of Alton

Arms of Bishops of Springfield in Illinois


Literature:

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