Archdiocese of Miami

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ARCHDIOCESE OF MIAMI (Archidioecesis Miamiensis)

Country : United States
Denomination : Roman Catholic

Established : 1958 as Diocese of Miami
Elevated to Archdiocese in 1968

Arms (crest) of Archdiocese of Miami

Official blazon

Azure, on a fess abased or, rising from this a palm tree of the same between two crosses patée argent, four bars wavy of the last.

Origin/meaning

The palmtree in gold bespeaks the territory of the archdiocese, where these trees grow plentifully and luxuriously, so much that is is practically a symbol of this area.

Blue field = the sky. The trees issue from a golden bars (beach?) between two silver crosses as emblems for Catholic Faith. The wvay bars in base signify that the diocese is encompassed by water.

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