Diocese of Derby

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DIOCESE OF DERBY

Country : United Kingdom
Denomination : Anglican
Established : 1927

Arms (crest) of Diocese of Derby

Official blazon

Purpure, a cross potent quadrate argent, in chief three fountains.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on October 29, 1927.

The arms refer to the former inclusion of the diocesan area within that of Lichfield and Southwell (indicated by the cross and fountains respectively) prior to 1927.

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