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===Origin/meaning=== | ===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 gold shield represents the English roots of a Kenny family (not related to the Bishop). | |||
The three blue crescents with the fleur-de-lis in the center are heraldic devices of the Kenny’s and the fleur-de-lis symbolizes the resurrection of Christ. | |||
The crescent moons receive their light from Christ the Light of the World. | |||
The triangle is banded with blue and red, representing the heraldic arms of the Ticonin Canton, Switzerland for the maternal ancestors of Bishop Kenny. | |||
A rose represents St Rose of Lima the Patroness of the Diocese of Santa Rosa where he served. He was the first priest from that diocese to be named a bishop. | |||
{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Literature]] : | [[Literature]] : Information Diocese of Juneau | ||
[[Category:Roman Catholic bishops|Kenny]] | [[Category:Roman Catholic bishops|Kenny]] | ||