Diocese of Charleston

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DIOCESE OF CHARLESTON (Dioecesis Carolopolitana)

Country : United States
Denomination : Roman Catholic

Established : 1820

Official blazon

Per bend or and gules, on a bend argent three crosses moline palewise sable, on a chief of the second a lion passant guardant of the first langued of the second.

Origin/meaning

The arms are based on thosee of Pope Pius VII who established the See on July 20 1820. The pope was a member of the Chiaramonti family which bore a shield diagonally divided. Because Pius VII was a Benedictine monk the Diocese displayed in his arms three crosses moline, symbols of that ancient Order.

To commemorate the See, named in honor of King Charles II of England, a golden lion of this sovereign is displayed on a red chief. This majestic beast is also a heraldic pun on the name of the founding bishop John England inasmuch the golden lion ´passant guardant´ on a red field, is known as the ¨Lion of England¨.

Arms of Bishops

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  John England (1820-1842)

• Did not use arms

  Ignatius Aloysius Reynolds (1843-1855)

• Did not use arms

  Patrick Neeson Lynch (1857-1882)

• Did not use arms

  Henry Pickney Northrop (1883-1916)

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  William Thomas Russell (1916-1927)

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  Emmet Michael Walsh (1927-1949)

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  John J. Russell (1950-1958)

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  Paul John Hallinan (1958-1962)

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  Francis Frederick Reh (1962-1964)

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  Ernest Leo Unterkoefler (1964-1990)

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  David Bernard Thompson (1990-1999)

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  Robert Joseph Baker (1999-2007)

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  Robert Eric Guglielmone (2009-2022)

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  Jacques Eric Fabre-Jeune (2022-present)

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