Diocese of Providence

DIOCESE OF PROVIDENCE DIOECESIS PROVIDENTIENSIS Country: United States Denomination: Roman Catholic Established: 1872

Official blazon
English	Azure, three crosses moline argent

Origin/meaning

The three crosses moline are used to signify by employing the symbol of the State of Rhode Island, the anchor, that the diocese of Providence encomapasses all of the State it was to serve. The crosses, in number of the Trinity, are rendered in the colors of water because that plays an important role in the life of the ´Ocean State´. The colors also are for Blessed Virgin Mary, in her title Our Lady of Providence, is patroness of the diocese and See city.

Arms of Bishops

Thomas Francis Hendricken (1872–1886)
Matthew Harkins (1887–1921)
William Augustine Hickey (1921–1933)
Francis Patrick Keough (1934–1947)
Russell Joseph McVinney (1948–1971)
Louis Edward Gelineau (1972–1997)
Robert Edward Mulvee (1997–2005)
Thomas Joseph Tobin (2005–2023)
Richard Garth Henning (2023–2024)
Bruce Alan Lewandowski (2025-present)

Arms of Auxiliary Bishops

Thomas Francis Doran (1915–1916)
Denis Matthew Lowney (1917–1918)
Thomas Francis Maloney (1960–1962)
Bernard Matthew Kelly (1964–1971)
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Kenneth Anthony Angell (1974–1992)
Robert Joseph McManus (1999–2004)
Robert Charles Evans (2009–present)

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