Diocese of Coventry

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DIOCESE OF COVENTRY

Country : United Kingdom
Denomination : Anglican
Established : 1918

Official blazon

Gules, a cross potent, quadrante in the centre, argent within a bordure of the last charged with eight torteaux.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on January 24, 1919.

The arms illustrate that the diocesan area has been in both the dioceses of [{Diocese of Lichfield|Lichfield]] (indicated by the cross of St. Chad) and Worcester (indicated by the torteaux on the silver bordure) prior to the establishment of the diocese in 1918.