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[[File: | [[File:yangon.rel.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
* (1877 arms) Argent, on a champagne a palm tree proper. Affixed thereto is a shield bearing the arms of the See of Winchester. | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
{{ | The current arms are based on the arms adopted in 1877 when the see was established. The historical arms, see below, showed a palm tree and the arms of the [[Diocese of Winchester]], as the diocese was endowed by Winchester in 1877 and the first Bishop was from there. | ||
The current arms keep the design, but with the additional dates 1877-2001 in the Burmese alphabet. The colours of the inescutcheon have been changed. | |||
The historical arms :<br> | |||
[[File:rangoon.rel.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | |||
====Arms of Bishops==== | ====Arms of Bishops==== | ||
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No image|[[Francis Ah Mya]] (1966 – 1973) | No image|[[Francis Ah Mya]] (1966 – 1973) | ||
No image|[[John Aung Hla]] (1973–1979) | No image|[[John Aung Hla]] (1973–1979) | ||
No image|[[Gregory Hla Kyaw | No image|[[Gregory Hla Kyaw]] (1979 – 1987) | ||
No image|[[Andrew Mya Han]] (1988–1989) | No image|[[Andrew Mya Han]] (1988–1989) | ||
No image|[[Andrew Mya Han]] (1989–2001) | No image|[[Andrew Mya Han]] (1989–2001) | ||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Literature]] : | [[Heraldic literature - Ecclesiastical heraldry|'''Literature''']]: Woodward, 1894 | ||
[[Category:Ecclesiastical heraldry of Myanmar]] | [[Category:Ecclesiastical heraldry of Myanmar]] | ||
[[Category:Anglican dioceses]] | [[Category:Anglican dioceses]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:56, 7 August 2023
DIOCESE OF YANGON
Country : Myanmar
Denomination : Anglican
Established 1877 as Diocese of Rangoon
Renamed 1989
Official blazon
- (1877 arms) Argent, on a champagne a palm tree proper. Affixed thereto is a shield bearing the arms of the See of Winchester.
Origin/meaning
The current arms are based on the arms adopted in 1877 when the see was established. The historical arms, see below, showed a palm tree and the arms of the Diocese of Winchester, as the diocese was endowed by Winchester in 1877 and the first Bishop was from there.
The current arms keep the design, but with the additional dates 1877-2001 in the Burmese alphabet. The colours of the inescutcheon have been changed.
The historical arms :
Arms of Bishops
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Jonathan Titcomb (1877–1882)
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John Strachan (1882–1903)
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Arthur Knight (1903–1909)
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Rolleston Fyffe (1910–1928)
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Norman Tubbs (1928–1934)
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George West (1935–1954)
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Victor Shearburn (1955–1966)
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Francis Ah Mya (1966 – 1973)
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John Aung Hla (1973–1979)
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Gregory Hla Kyaw (1979 – 1987)
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Andrew Mya Han (1988–1989)
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Andrew Mya Han (1989–2001)
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Samuel San Si Htay (2001–2008)
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Stephen Than Myint Oo (2008–present)
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Literature: Woodward, 1894