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Denomination : [[:Category:Catholic heraldry|Roman Catholic]] | Denomination : [[:Category:Catholic heraldry|Roman Catholic]] | ||
Established : 1850 as Diocese of Wheeling | Established : 1850 as Diocese of Wheeling<br> | ||
renamed to Wheeling-Charleston in 1974. | |||
[[File:wheelingc.us.rel.png|center|300 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:wheelingc.us.rel.png|center|300 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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No arms|[[Richard Vincent Whelan]] (1850–1874) | No arms|[[Richard Vincent Whelan]] (1850–1874) | ||
File:Wheeling-kain.jpg|[[John Joseph Kain]] (1875–1893) | |||
File:wheeling-donahue.jpg|[[Patrick James Donahue]] (1894–1922) | File:wheeling-donahue.jpg|[[Patrick James Donahue]] (1894–1922) | ||
File:wheeling-swint.jpg|[[John Joseph Swint]] (1922–1962) | File:wheeling-swint.jpg|[[John Joseph Swint]] (1922–1962) | ||
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====Arms of Bishops of Wheeling-Charleston==== | ====Arms of Bishops of Wheeling-Charleston==== | ||
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File:wheeling-hodges.jpg|[[Joseph Howard Hodges]] (1962–1985) | |||
No image|[[Francis Bible Schulte]] (1985–1988) | No image|[[Francis Bible Schulte]] (1985–1988) | ||
file:wheeling-schmitt.jpg|[[Bernard William Schmitt]] (1989–2004) | file:wheeling-schmitt.jpg|[[Bernard William Schmitt]] (1989–2004) | ||
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DIOCESE OF WHEELING-CHARLESTON (Dioecesis Vhelingensis–Carolopolitanus)
Country : United States
Denomination : Roman Catholic
Established : 1850 as Diocese of Wheeling
renamed to Wheeling-Charleston in 1974.
Official blazon
Per chevron, gules and vert, in base three chevronels argent, over all a lily slipped and leaved or.
Origin/meaning
The chevrons are used to signify the mountains of West Virginia that are such a significant aspect of the geography of the region. Overall, is a golden lily to honor Saint Joseph, patron of the Cathedral-Church of Wheeling.
Arms of Bishops of Wheeling
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Richard Vincent Whelan (1850–1874)
John Joseph Kain (1875–1893)
Patrick James Donahue (1894–1922)
John Joseph Swint (1922–1962)
Arms of Bishops of Wheeling-Charleston
Joseph Howard Hodges (1962–1985)
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Francis Bible Schulte (1985–1988)
Bernard William Schmitt (1989–2004)
Michael Joseph Bransfield (2004–2018)
Arms of Auxiliary and Coadjutor Bishops
Thomas John McDonnell (1951-1961)
Bernard William Schmitt (1988-1989)
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James Edward Michaels (1973–1987)
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