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Denomination : Lutheran | Country : [[Ecclesiastical heraldry of Tanzania|Tanzania]]<br> | ||
Denomination : [[:Category:Lutheran heraldry|Lutheran]] | |||
[[File:Northwestern diocese.jpg|350 px |center|Arms (crest) of the {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:Northwestern diocese.jpg|350 px |center|Arms (crest) of the {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The | The wavy base symbolises Lake Victoria, along whose shore the diocese is located. The cross is from the arms of the Anglican Diocese of Uganda. | ||
It symbolises the fact that the first Christians in the | |||
It symbolises the fact that the first Christians in the area was baptisted by British Missionaries and confirmed by the Bishop of Uganda. The arms were designed by Bengt Olof Kälde. The diocese was formerly known as the Diocese of Bukoba. | |||
====Arms of Bishops==== | ====Arms of Bishops==== | ||
<gallery perrow=0> | <gallery perrow=0> | ||
File:northwesterndiocese-sundkler. | File:northwesterndiocese-sundkler.jpg|[[Bengt Sundkler]] (1961-1964) | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
{{religion}} | |||
{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Literature]] : Alverdens heraldik i farver, Picture by Marcus Karlsson. | [[Heraldic literature - Ecclesiastical heraldry|'''Literature''']]: | ||
Alverdens heraldik i farver, Picture by Marcus Karlsson. | |||
[[Category:Ecclesiastical heraldry of Tanzania]] | [[Category:Ecclesiastical heraldry of Tanzania]] | ||
[[Category:Lutheran dioceses]] | [[Category:Lutheran dioceses]] | ||