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'''MILITARY ORDINARIATE IN CANADA''' | '''MILITARY ORDINARIATE IN CANADA''' | ||
Country : [[Ecclesiastical heraldry of Canada|Canada]]<br> | |||
Denomination : Roman Catholic | Denomination : Roman Catholic | ||
[[File:ordinariate-canada.jpg|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] | Established 1951 as the Military Vicariate of Canada, but military bishops were appointed since 1939 | ||
[[File:ordinariate-canada.jpg|center|300 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | |||
===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
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The motto PRAESIDEMUS, meaning “We stand on guard”, indicates the pastoral mandate of the Ordinariate and is based on a line repeated several times in the national anthem. | The motto PRAESIDEMUS, meaning “We stand on guard”, indicates the pastoral mandate of the Ordinariate and is based on a line repeated several times in the national anthem. | ||
====Arms of Bishops and Vicars==== | |||
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No image|[[Charles Leo Nelligan]] (1939-1945) | |||
No image|[[Maurice Roy]] (1946-1982) | |||
</gallery> | |||
====Arms of Ordinaries==== | |||
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No image|[[Francis John Spence]] (1986-1987) | |||
No image|[[André Vallée]] (1987-1996) | |||
File:milcan-theriault.jpg|[[Donald Joseph Thériault]] (1998-2016) | |||
File:milcan-mccaig.jpg|[[Scott McCaig]] (2016-present) | |||
</gallery> | |||
====Arms of Auxiliary Bishops==== | |||
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No image|[[Norman Joseph Gallagher]] (1963-1966) | |||
No image|[[Francis John Spence]] (1967-1970) | |||
</gallery> | |||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Literature]] : Information and image from [http://archive.gg.ca/heraldry/index_e.asp here] | [[Heraldic literature - Ecclesiastical heraldry|'''Literature''']]: Information and image from [http://archive.gg.ca/heraldry/index_e.asp here] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Ecclesiastical heraldry of Canada]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 2009]] | [[Category:Granted 2009]] | ||
[[Category:Roman Catholic military ordinariates]] | [[Category:Roman Catholic military ordinariates]] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:41, 18 September 2023
MILITARY ORDINARIATE IN CANADA
Country : Canada
Denomination : Roman Catholic
Established 1951 as the Military Vicariate of Canada, but military bishops were appointed since 1939
Official blazon
Argent a sword Sable between two halves of a cloak the cords tasselled, on a chief Gules three maple leaves Or; Motto PRAESIDEMUS.
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on November 20, 2009.
Red and white are the colours of Canada. The sword and cloak symbolizes St. Martin of Tours, a soldier who cut his cloak in two to clothe a beggar. St. Martin is the patron saint of military chaplains and of the Roman Catholic Military Ordinariate of Canada. The maple leaves indicate the three branches of the Canadian Forces.
The motto PRAESIDEMUS, meaning “We stand on guard”, indicates the pastoral mandate of the Ordinariate and is based on a line repeated several times in the national anthem.
Arms of Bishops and Vicars
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Charles Leo Nelligan (1939-1945)
- No image
Maurice Roy (1946-1982)
Arms of Ordinaries
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Francis John Spence (1986-1987)
- No image
André Vallée (1987-1996)
Donald Joseph Thériault (1998-2016)
Scott McCaig (2016-present)
Arms of Auxiliary Bishops
- No image
Norman Joseph Gallagher (1963-1966)
- No image
Francis John Spence (1967-1970)
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