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Denomination : [[:Category:Catholic heraldry|Roman Catholic]] | Denomination : [[:Category:Catholic heraldry|Roman Catholic]] | ||
Established : 1837 as Diocese of Natchez<br> | Established : 1826 as Vicariate Apostolic of Mississippi<br> | ||
1837 as Diocese of Natchez<br> | |||
Renamed 1956 to Diocese of Natchez-Jackson<br> | Renamed 1956 to Diocese of Natchez-Jackson<br> | ||
Renamed | Renamed 1977 to Diocese of Jackson | ||
[[File:jackson.us.rel.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:jackson.us.rel.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms are composed of a golden field on which is displayed a red cross potent, of The Faith. The cross is placed above a base that is composed of blue and silver alternating wavy bars that is the classic representation of water and is used here to signify the great importance of the Mississippi River to the region and the state of which Jackson is the state capital. | The arms are composed of a golden field on which is displayed a red cross potent, of The Faith. The cross is placed above a base that is composed of blue and silver alternating wavy bars that is the classic representation of water and is used here to signify the great importance of the Mississippi River to the region and the state of which Jackson is the state capital. | ||
====Arms of Apostolic Vicars of Mississippi==== | |||
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File:jackson-dubourg.jpg|[[Louis-Guillaume-Valentin Dubourg]] (1825-1826) | |||
</gallery> | |||
====Arms of Bishops of Natchez==== | ====Arms of Bishops of Natchez==== | ||
<gallery perrow=0> | <gallery perrow=0> | ||
File:jackson-chanche.jpg|[[John Joseph Chanche]] (1840-1852) | |||
No image|[[James Oliver Van de Velde]] (1853-1855) | No image|[[James Oliver Van de Velde]] (1853-1855) | ||
File:jackson-elder.jpg|[[William Henry Elder]] (1857-1880) | |||
No image|[[Francis Janssens]] (1881-1888) | No image|[[Francis Janssens]] (1881-1888) | ||
File:jackson-heslin.jpg|[[Thomas Heslin]] (1889-1911) | |||
File:natchez-gunn.jpg|[[John Edward Gunn]] (1911-1924) | File:natchez-gunn.jpg|[[John Edward Gunn]] (1911-1924) | ||
File:jackson-gerow.jpg|[[Richard Oliver Gerow]] (1924-1956) | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
====Arms of Bishops of Natchez-Jackson==== | ====Arms of Bishops of Natchez-Jackson==== | ||
<gallery perrow=0> | <gallery perrow=0> | ||
File:jackson-gerow.jpg|[[Richard Oliver Gerow]] (1956-1967) | |||
</gallery> | File:jackson-bruninni.jpg|[[Joseph Bernard Brunini]] (1967-1977)</gallery> | ||
====Arms of Bishops of Jackson==== | ====Arms of Bishops of Jackson==== | ||
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File:jackson-bruninni.jpg|[[Joseph Bernard Brunini]] (1977-1984) | |||
File:jackson-houck.jpg|[[William Russell Houck]] (1984-2003) | |||
File:jackson-latino.jpg|[[Joseph Nunzio Latino]] (2003-2013) | File:jackson-latino.jpg|[[Joseph Nunzio Latino]] (2003-2013) | ||
File:jackson-kopacz.jpg|[[Joseph Richard Kopacz]] (2014-present) | File:jackson-kopacz.jpg|[[Joseph Richard Kopacz]] (2014-present) | ||
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====Arms of Auxiliary Bishops of Jackson==== | ====Arms of Auxiliary Bishops of Jackson==== | ||
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No image|[[Joseph Bernard Brunini]] (1956-1967) | |||
File:jackson-howze.jpg|[[Joseph Lawson Howze]] (1973-1977) | |||
No image|[[William Russell Houck]] (1979-1984) | No image|[[William Russell Houck]] (1979-1984) | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||