Salvatore Ronald Matano

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SALVATORE RONALD MATANO

Born: September 15, 1946
Deceased:

Bishop of Burlington, 2005-2014
Bishop of Rochester, 2014-Present

Arms (crest) of Salvatore Ronald Matano

Bishop of Burlington
Arms (crest) of Salvatore Ronald Matano

Bishop of Rochester
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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 silver cross moline is taken from the arms of His Excellency’s native Diocese of Providence, Rhode Island; a golden star with seven points simultaneously recalls the Divine institution of the Seven Sacraments and the Seven Sorrows of Our Lady. The liturgical memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows is observed on the 15th day of September, the day of Bishop Matano’s birth.

Issuant from the base are seven silver hills on which the Eternal City of Rome - the city of the Bishop’s priestly formation and graduate education - and the City of Providence - the city of the Bishop’s birth and preliminary education - are said to be built.

The blue background symbolizes the ascent of the human soul towards God, with whom each of us was created to dwell in unapproachable light.



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