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Born : December 12, 1863<br>
'''Born''': December 12, 1863<br>
Deceased : November 2, 1934
Deceased : November 2, 1934



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JOHN WILLIAM SHAW

Born: December 12, 1863
Deceased : November 2, 1934

Coadjutor Bishop of San Antonio, 1910-1911; Titular Bishop of Castabala
Bishop of San Antonio, 1911-1918
Archbishop of New Orleans, 1918-1934

Arms (crest) of John William Shaw

Bishop of San Antonio
Arms (crest) of John William Shaw

Archbishop of New Orlean

Official blazon

  • (personal half) Argent, a "shaw," or grove of three trees vert, charged with a rose of the field; on a chief of the second an apostolic eagle displayed of the first.

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 personal arms are canting, showing a grove of trees, also known as a shaw.

The achievement is completed with the heraldic insignia of a prelate of the rank of bishop.


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