Saturday, October 30, 2021

Coats of Arms of Dioceses established during the American Period

 Prot. n. 006/2021/PhRCD



The Coat of Arms of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lipa
(Erected  April 10, 1910)

The cross and arrows are symbols of Saint Sebastian the Martyr, patron of the cathedral. The two white long-stemmed lilies are symbols of Saint Joseph, head of the Holy Family, to whom the faithful of the diocese are ardently devoted. The bottom of the shield shows the lake and volcano of Taal in Batangas.

Former coat of Arms of the then-diocese of Lipa

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 Prot. n. 007/2021/PhRCD





The Coat of Arms of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Calbayog
(Erected  April 10, 1910)

 Prot. n. 008/2021/PhRCD




The Coat of Arms of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tuguegarao
(Erected  April 10, 1910)

The crossed keys and inverted cross are symbols of Saint Peter, titular of the cathedral. The blue wavy pale represents the Cagayan River while the silver fleur-de-lys in its center represents Our Lady of Piat. The fertile Cagayan Valley and the high mountain ranges hemming it on east (Sierra Madre) and west (Cordilleras) are represented by green fields and the mountains drawn in Italian heraldic style. Tuguegarao, the seat of the archdiocese, etymologically means "fire at daytime" (tuguig, arao): hence the sun and the symbols of fire.

 Prot. n. 009/2021/PhRCD





The Coat of Arms of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Zamboanga
(Erected  April 10, 1910)

 Prot. n. 010/2021/PhRCD




The Coat of Arms of the Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Princesa
(Erected  April 10, 1910)

The two lilies represent Saint Joseph, the Patron Saint whom the founding Augustinian Recollect Fathers dedicated the local church of Palawan. The crescent represents the Immaculate Conception, the patroness of the cathedral. The fort is actually crowned with the fortification (Fort Santa Isabel) built by the Augustinian Recollect Fathers to protect their mission and their faithful from depredations of the Moros from the south.


 Prot. n. 011/2021/PhRCD


The Coat of Arms of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan
(Erected  May 19, 1928)

The nimbed silver eagle is the symbol of Saint John the Apostle and Evangelist, the titular of the cathedral at Dagupan. The three gold Oriental crowns represent the Three Wise Kings, the titular of the co-cathedral at Lingayen. The red wavy pile represents the Lingayen Gulf. The green field represents the "rice-bowl" of the Philippines, the whole of Pangasinan and Nueva Ecija. The three heraldic roses represent our Lady whose shrine in Manaoag is the jewel of the archdiocese.

 Prot. n. 012/2021/PhRCD


The Coat of Arms of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bacolod
(Erected  July 15, 1932)

The shield is divided fesswise into two fields. On chief or (gold) are two crossed arrows debruised by an upright Latin cross argent (silver), the symbols of St. Sebastian, martyr, titular of the both the diocese and cathedral of Bacolod. On a field of azure (blue) at base, the cathedral of Bacolod on a knoll and a sugarcane stalk with vegetation to depict the major industry of Negros Occidental. The hill where the cathedral stands is called bakólod in Hiligaynon, in which the name of the city of Bacolod is derived.

 Prot. n. 013/2021/PhRCD






The Coat of Arms of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro
(Erected  January 20, 1933)

The flaming heart represents Saint Augustine, bishop of Hippo and Doctor of the Church, the patron saint of the cathedral. The gold wavy band symbolizes the Cagayan de Oro River after which the city gets its name. The smoking mountain is Hibok-Hibok, a well-known active and destructive volcano on Camiguin Island, which is within the territory of the archdiocese.

 Prot. n. 014/2021/PhRCD





The Coat of Arms of the Apostolic Vicariate of Calapan
(Erected  July 2, 1936)

 Prot. n. 015/2021/PhRCD




The Coat of Arms of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Palo
(Erected  November 28, 1937)

 Prot. n. 016/2021/PhRCD




The Coat of Arms of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Surigao
(Erected  June 3, 1939)

 Prot. n. 017/2021/PhRCD





The Coat of Arms of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tagbilaran
(Erected  November 8, 1941)

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