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Born : May 22, 1939<br> | '''Born''': May 22, 1939<br> | ||
Deceased : | '''Deceased''': | ||
Auxiliary Bishop of [[Archdiocese of Washington|Washington]], 2001-2014; Titular Bishop of Lamphua | Auxiliary Bishop of [[Archdiocese of Washington|Washington]], 2001-2014; Titular Bishop of Lamphua | ||
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[[File:Washington-gonzalez.jpg|center|300 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:Washington-gonzalez.jpg|center|300 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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Quarterly Gules and Or, a crescent reversed counterchanged, on a chief Azure three hearts Argent. | Quarterly Gules and Or, a crescent reversed counterchanged, on a chief Azure three hearts Argent. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The colors and cross on the | The colors and cross on the arms of Cardinal [[Theodore Edgar McCarrick]], Archbishop of Washington, have been the inspiration for the arms of Bishop Francisco González. By dividing the Bishop's shield into four quarters, red and gold, a cross is formed, thus honoring the Cardinal whom he assisted as an auxiliary bishop. | ||
The reversed crescent is taken from the arms of the Jesuit saint, Francis Xavier (1506-1551), the patron saint of Bishop González. The colors of the crescent have been counter colored with those of the surface of the shield to emphasize the [[Castilla y León|Castilian]] ancestry of the Bishop. | The reversed crescent is taken from the arms of the Jesuit saint, Francis Xavier (1506-1551), the patron saint of Bishop González. The colors of the crescent have been counter colored with those of the surface of the shield to emphasize the [[Castilla y León|Castilian]] ancestry of the Bishop. | ||
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{{religion}} | {{religion}} | ||
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[[Literature]] : http://www.adw.org/leadership/aux_bishops/coat_gonzalez.html (2004) | [[Heraldic literature - Ecclesiastical heraldry|'''Literature''']]: http://www.adw.org/leadership/aux_bishops/coat_gonzalez.html (2004) | ||
[[Category:Roman Catholic bishops|González Valer]] | [[Category:Roman Catholic bishops|González Valer]] | ||