Gerald Frederick Kicanas
GERALD FREDERICK KICANAS
Born: August 18, 1941
Deceased:
Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, 1995-2002
Bishop of Tucson, 2003-2017
 Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago |
 Bishop of Tucson |
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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 field of the shield is blue to honor the Blessed Mother. The blue chevron, in similar form to a carpenter's square, honors St. Joseph, patron of the Bishop's first pastoral assignment. Below the chevron is a cedar of Lebanon, to honor the heritage received from his parents, Frederick and Eva.
The waves beneath the tree symbolize the Colorado River, which forms the western boundary of the Diocese of Tucson, and Lake Michgan. The blue star and the red heart honor the Blessed Mother in her title of "Morning Star" and the Immaculate Heart of Mary, the Bishop's home parish in Chicago.
The motto is in English and Spanish, "Justice begets peace," which is taken from the Book of the Prophet Isaiah (32 :17) .
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.
Literature: http://www.diocesetucson.org/BishopKicanas.html, 2013
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