Salvatore Joseph Cordileone

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SALVATORE JOSEPH CORDILEONE

Born: June 5, 1956
Deceased:

Auxiliary Bishop of San Diego, 2002-2009
Bishop of Oakland, 2009-2012
Archbishop of San Francisco, 2012-present

Arms (crest) of Salvatore Joseph Cordileone

Auxiliary Bishop of San Diego
Arms (crest) of Salvatore Joseph Cordileone

Bishop of Oakland
Arms (crest) of Salvatore Joseph Cordileone

Archbishop of San Francisco
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  • (personal arms) Per fess bendy azure and argent: in chief a demi-lion rampant or, armed gules, holding in its forepaws a heart of the second; in base, the zodiacal sign of Cancer, all gules.

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 upper half is canting, as Cordileone means "heart of the lion."

The crab in the lower half represents the family history as fishermen. Bishop Cordileone's grandfather came with his wife Maria to San Francisco, where he worked as a crab fisherman. Bishop Cordileone's father Leon was a commercial tuna fisherman. The crab - symbol of the constellation Cancer which denotes the month of July - also represents significant dates in Bishop Cordileone's life as a priest that fell within the month of July: the date of his priestly ordination (July 9, 1982) and the date he was named a bishop (July 5, 2002).

The wavy line, along with the blue background in the upper half, represent the family's connection to the sea.

The words of the motto "In Verbo Tuo" come from the story of the miraculous catch in the Gospel of Luke, chapter 5. After fishing all night and catching nothing, Jesus commands the apostles to cast their nets into the deep water. From the human perspective it seemed hopeless but Peter put his trust in the Lord and literally takes him at his word: "in verba tuo" (5:5). As a result they caught such a great number of fish that their nets were at the point of tearing (5:6).


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http://oakdiocese.org/diocese/bishop/bishop-cordileones-coat-of-arms, 2012