James Aloysius Griffin

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JAMES ALOYSIUS GRIFFIN

Born : February 27, 1883
Deceased : August 5, 1948

Bishop of Springfield in Illinois, 1924-1948

Official blazon

Origin/meaning

As common in US episcopal heraldry, the arms show the arms of the diocese impaled with the personal arms of the bishop.

The personal arms are based on the arms of a Griffin family used as a symbol for his last name. The scallop was added as a symbol for St. James, his patron saint.