John Patrick Carroll

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JOHN PATRICK CARROLL

Born : 22 February 1864
Deceased : 2 November 1925

Bishop of Helena, 1904-1925

Official blazon

Sable, two lions combatant supporting a cross-staff or.

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 Carroll family from Ireland as a symbol for his family name. On the original family arms the lions hold up a sword : as an appropriate difference, this has been changed to the processional cross of a bishop.

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