John Thomas Folda
JOHN THOMAS FOLDA
Born: August 8, 1961
Deceased:
Bishop of Fargo, 2013-present
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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 arms of Bishop Folda utilize the colors and general design of the arms of the Diocese of Lincoln, Nebraska for which the bishop was ordained a priest in 1989. In the blue chief is a star to represent Our Lady. Next to the star is a dove, a symbol of the Holy Spirit and an attribute of Saint Gregory the Great, the pope and doctor of the Church, who is often depicted with the dove hovering at his ear as he writes. Bishop Folda served as Rector of Saint Gregory the Great Seminary in Seward, Nebraska, from 1999 to 2013.
On the red pale is a Chi-Rho, the ancient monogram for Our Lord composed of the first two Greek letters in the name Christ. Rising from the base of the shield is an eagle, which has been used from ancient times to allude to St. John the Evangelist, Bishop Folda’s baptismal patron.
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