Prot. n. 001/2021/PhRCD
The Coat of Arms of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila
The arms of the metropolitan see of Manila is an adaptation of the arms granted by Philip II of Spain to the "insigne y siempre leal (distinguished and ever loyal)" city of Manila in 1596. The silver crescent represents the Immaculate Conception, patroness of the Manila Cathedral and of the entire Philippines. The tower represents God himself whom the psalmist calls in Psalms 60 turris fortis contra inimicum (turris fortitudinis a facie inimici in the Gallician psalter). The three windows make the tower represent the Blessed Trinity: Father, Son and Holy Ghost, three Persons in one God. The sea lion represents the Philippines, then-an overseas territory of Spain, and the pilgrim's cross which may be easily fixed on the ground symbolizes both the faith of the Filipino people and their missionary role in spreading that faith.
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Prot. n. 002/2021/PhRCD
The Coat of Arms of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Caceres (Nueva Caceres)
A pallium divides the shield into three fields. The rose and the blue background represent Our Lady of Peñafrancia, the patroness of the Bicol region.
The silver eagle against the gold background represents Saint John the apostle and evangelist, the titular of the cathedral at Naga. The open book represents the Gospel. The thunderbolt alludes to the nickname "Boanerges" given by Jesus to Saint John and his brother James, meaning "sons of thunder".
The three mountains represent Mounts Mayon, Isarog, and Bulusan. Above the mountains are the insignia of the Franciscan Order and below the mountains is a green palm branch that alludes to Saint Pedro Bautista martyred in Japan among other Japanese martyrs on February 5, 1597, who was erroneously considered first bishop-elect for the see of Nueva Caceres at the time of his martyrdom and hence is venerated as the secondary patron of the cathedral.
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The Coat of Arms of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cebu
Blason: Azure two lions combatant argent armed and langued gules, each bearing upon their breasts an inescutcheon “Argent three bars chequy of three tracts gules and argent”, planting into a mount vert a Latin cross fitchy or bearing a titulus of the second with letters “IHS” sable, all within a bordure wavy of the second.
The coat of arms of the Archdiocese of Cebu attempts to commemorate three facts namely:
1. Planting of the cross by Magellan in Cebu
2. The Official name of the archdiocese as that of the most holy name of Jesus
3. The Archdiocese occupying the entire land of cebu
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Prot. n. 004/2021/PhRCD
The Coat of Arms of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia
The sword and the book are symbols of Saint Paul, patron saint of the cathedral at Vigan. The sword was the instrument of his martyrdom, the book stands for the gospel which he preached as an apostle. The inscription Gladius Spiritus (Sword of the Spirit) is taken from his epistle to the Ephesians (6:17): "Make the helmet of salvation your own, and the sword of the Spirit, God's word." The red background stands for his burning zeal for souls and for his martyrdom.
The snaky figure in silver that traverses the bottom of the field represents the Abra river on the north bank of which is the seat of the archdiocese of Nueva Segovia.
The popular name of the seat of Nueva Segovia is Vigan which derived its name from the Ilocano word "bigaan," a contraction of 'cabigaan' meaning where the 'biga' abounds, a plant of the taro family but bigger than the taro and with bigger tubers; hence its scientific name Alocasia macrorhiza meaning an alocasia with big root.
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The Coat of Arms of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jaro
The black eagle and the three red roses refer to Saint Elizabeth of Hungary or of Thuringia, patroness of the Jaro Cathedral. The coconut on a green knoll represents Jaro.
The current form of the Coat of Arms of the Archdiocese of Jaro
MADRIAGA, MARIANO. “The Coats-of-Arms of the Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions in the Philippines: Part I. The Metropolitan Sees.” Philippine Studies, vol. 5, no. 2, Ateneo de Manila University, 1957, pp. 177–90, http://www.jstor.org/stable/42720389.
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