Michael Richard Cote

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MICHAEL RICHARD COTE (Michael Richard Côté)

Born: June 19, 1949
Deceased:

Auxiliary Bishop of Portland, 1995-2003
Bishop of Norwich, 2003-Present

Arms (crest) of Michael Richard Cote

Auxiliary Bishop of Portland
Arms (crest) of Michael Richard Cote

Bishop of Norwich
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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 blue background of the shield signifies the color of the Atlantic Ocean, which makes up the Eastern boundary of Bishop Cote's home state of Maine. The color blue, used in Royal French coats of arms, also signifies the French heritage of his parents, Margaret Alma Trottier and Paul E. Cote.

The white cross moline is taken from the arms of the Diocese of Portland. Six gold mountains, called the "Montini Mountains" are emblazoned under the cross. The mountains are taken from the arms of Giovanni Battista Montini who became Pope Paul VI. Bishop Cote chose the arms because he was ordained to the priesthood by his Holiness Pope Paul VI on June 29, 1975 in the diocese of Portland.

The gold star in the upper left of the design honors Mary in her title, "Star of the Sea."

The motto: "Above All Charity," is taken from St. Paul's Epistle to the Colossians (3:14): "Above all things put on charity which binds everything together in perfect harmony."

The achievement is completed with the heraldic insignia of a prelate of the rank of bishop by instruction of the Holy See, of March 1969, confirmed in March 2001.



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