Diocese of Charleston
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
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)
William Thomas Russell (1916-1927)
Emmet Michael Walsh (1927-1949)
John J. Russell (1950-1958)
Paul John Hallinan (1958-1962)
Francis Frederick Reh (1962-1964)
Ernest Leo Unterkoefler (1964-1990)
David Bernard Thompson (1990-1999)
Robert Joseph Baker (1999-2007)
Robert Eric Guglielmone (2009-2022)
Jacques Eric Fabre-Jeune (2022-present)
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