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'''DIOCESE OF SPRINGFIELD IN MASSACHUSETTS''' (Dioecesis Campifontis)
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'''DIOCESE OF SPRINGFIELD IN MASSACHUSETTS'''
Country : [[Ecclesiastical heraldry of the United States|United States]]<br>
Denomination : [[:Category:Catholic heraldry|Roman Catholic]]


Denomination : Roman Catholic
Established : 1870


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


====Official blazon====
===Official blazon===
Argent, a cross pommetty gules between four fountains.


===Origin/meaning===
The heraldic fountains on silver fields are canting. The four springs also represent the four Gospels, the fountains of the Christian Faith. The red cross, with the arms terminating in a single ball, the Cross of Saint-Michael, represent the Archangel Patron of the diocese.


====Origin/meaning====
====Arms of Bishops====
I have no information on the origin or meaning of these arms. Any information is welcome !
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File:springfield-oreilly.jpg|[[Patrick Thomas O'Reilly]] (1870-1892)
File:springfield-beaven.jpg|[[Thomas Daniel Beaven]] (1892-1920)
File:springfield-oleary.jpg|[[Thomas Michael O'Leary]] (1921-1949)
File:springfield-weldon.jpg|[[Christopher Joseph Weldon]] (1950-1977)
File:springfield-maguire.jpg|[[Joseph Francis Maguire]] (1977-1992)
File:Springfieldm-marshall.jpg|[[John Aloysius Marshall]] (1992-1994)
File:Springfield-dupre.jpg|[[Thomas Ludger Dupré]] (1995-2004)
File:springfield-mcdonnell.jpg|[[Timothy Anthony McDonnell]] (2004–2014)
File:springfieldm-rozanski.rel.jpg|[[Mitchell Thomas Rozanski]] (2014-2020)
File:springfieldm-byrne.jpg|[[William Draper Byrne]] (2020-present)
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[[Literature]] : Image from [http://commons.wikimedia.org Wikipedia] by Alekjds
====Arms of Auxiliary Bishops====
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File:springfield-oneil.jpg|[[Leo Edward O'Neil]] (1980-1989)
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