29.12.2025
The New emblem of the Holy Protection of Mary Eparchy of Phoenix of the Byzantine Catholic Church
in America (The Ruthenian Catholic Church).
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The emblem of our eparchy features the icon of the Protection of the Mother of God (Pokrova), to whom our first mission parish, our original cathedral, and finally our eparchy, is dedicated.
The Theotokos oversees the keyholes to the three primary geographies that are under our eparchy's jurisdiction: the shores of the Pacific Ocean, the vast Mojave Desert in which our cathedral is now placed, and the steps of the Rocky Mountains which overlook our easternmost faithful. Our Eparchial Motto "Go Forth In Peace" is from the end of the Divine Liturgy, when the deacon proclaims, "Let us go forth in peace" and the people respond "In the name of the Lord." The phrase marks both the ending of the liturgy, when the faithful have experienced and received the Peace of God, and the beginning of the call to action to go forth and witness that Peace out into the world. |
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28.12.2025
The new logo of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sumbawanga, Tanzania.
21.12.2025
The Coat of Arms of Bishop Ihor Rantsya, newly consecrated and installed Eparch of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Eparchy of Paris, France, of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (Українська Греко-Католицька Церква, УГКЦ).
07.12.2025
The Coat of Arms of Bishop Antony Kattiparambil, who has been consecrated, today, on Sunday,
December 7, as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cochin, India.
07.12.2025
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The Coat of Arms of Bishop Charles Azzopardi,
who has been consecrated, today, on Sunday, December 7, as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gibraltar. |
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07.12.2025
The Coat of Arms of Fabien Lejeusne, who has been consecrated, today, on Sunday, December 07, as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Namur, France.
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The Description (in French):
Blasonnement : Coupé mortaisé de deux pièces, de gueules et d’or, au 1 à dextre trois épis de blé et à senestre une grappe de raisins, au 2 un cœur enflammé, transpercé d’un flèche en barre, posé sur une Bible fermée, le tout de l’un en l’autre. Une croix de procession potencée d’or est posée en pal derrière l’écu, le tout surmonté d’un chapeau épiscopal de sinople à six houppes du même à dextre et senestre. Devise : « ADVENIAT REGNUM TUUM » (Que Ton règne vienne) en lettres d’or sur un listel de gueules doublé d’or. Symbolique : Les couleurs rouge (gueules) et jaune (or) sont celles du diocèse de Namur. Inversées entre les parties de l’écu, elles évoquent les deux provinces qui forment le diocèse. La séparation en mortaise permet d’unifier les deux parties et rappelle la formation de menuisier de Monseigneur Lejeusne. Elle symbolise l’unité du diocèse. Les épis de blé et la grappe de raisin sont symboles du pain et du vin, fruit de la terre, de la vigne et du travail des hommes, pour l’Eucharistie. Les épis au nombre de trois évoquent aussi la Trinité. Le cœur enflammé et transpercé, posé sur le livre de la Parole, fait référence à sa spiritualité Augustinienne fondée sur la charité et la recherche de Dieu. La croix de procession potencée placée derrière l’écu souligne l’importance du Scoutisme dans la vie et la vocation de l’évêque. Le chapeau ecclésiastique vert (sinople) à trois rangs de houppes marque la dignité épiscopale, selon les usages de l’héraldique ecclésiastique. La devise, Adveniat Regnum Tuum, reprend celle de sa congrégation religieuse des Augustins de Assomption. Elle est tirée des paroles du Notre Père, exprimant la prière et l’engagement à faire advenir ensemble le Règne de Dieu. Réalisation : M. Cédric PAUWELS |
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01.12.2025
The Coat of Arms of Edwin Oracion Panergo, who has been consecrated, today, on Monday, December 01, the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Boac, Philippines.
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16.11.2025
The Coats of Arms of Alexandre Simões Gouveia Fernandes, who has been consecrated, today, on Sunday, November 16, as the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portalegre-Castelo Blanco, Portugal.
15.10.2025
The Coat of Arms of Ignatius Wu Jianlin, who has been consecrated today, on Wednesday, October 15,
as the Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Shanghai, China.
26.06.2025
The New Coat of Arms of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Łomża, Poland.
06.02.2025
The Coat of Arms of Stephan Lipke, Titular Bishop of Arena and the new Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Transfiguration in Novosibirsk, Russia.
28.01.2025
The Episcopal Emblem of Artur Bubnevych, who has been consecrated today, on Tuesday, January 28,
as the Bishop of the Eparchy of Phoenix of the Byzantine Catholic Church in America (The Ruthenian Catholic Church).
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DESCRIPTION
A Bishop in the Catholic Church has an individual coat of arms that carries symbols related to the bishop's ministry. For Byzantine Catholics, the heraldic shield is placed on a mantle with a red and blue lining and crowned with a miter. A golden crosier and a processional cross protrude from outside the mantle to indicate that these are the symbols of a bishop. In the very center of Bishop Artur's coat of arms in gold color on a blue background is a cross with the Greek inscription IC XC NI KA ("Jesus Christ conquers.") The phrase underneath, written in Old Slavonic, is "I will love You, O Lord, my strength." This is Bishop Artur's motto, and it was the motto of Blessed Bishop Martyr Theodore Romzha from Psalm 17:2-3. The bottom of the shield is decorated with embroidery in the Lemko style used in the Carpathian Mountains of Bishop Artur's homeland. The upper quadrants depict two important figures in the spiritual life of Bishop Artur: the Mother of God and Blessed Theodore Romzha. This prayer to Our Mother of Perpetual Help was given to Bishop Artur as a young man which he recited ever since: "Immaculately conceived, Mother of Perpetual Help, take care of me, a sinner, preserve me at the time of death and strengthen my faith, hope and love." Blessed Theodore's witness as a brave martyr-bishop inspired the clergy and laity of the Eparchy of Mukachevo to remain faithful in the face of Soviet persecution in the underground in 1945-1950. He is the patron of Bishop Artur's vocation, as the invitation to enter the newly-reopened seminary came through a man who had been a seminarian under Romzha. Blessed Theodore's example has inspired his vocation and priestly minsitry and will impact his episcopal service to the Church. In the lower left corner of the shield is a typical wooden church in the Lemko style, which represents the Ruthenian tradition of our Eparchy of Mukachevo, the birthplace of Bishop Artur. The lower right quadrant of the shield depicts our traditional three-bar Cross and the Carpathian Mountains in the background - he often ascended one of the peaks which is crowned by an enormous three-bar cross. The crosses show Bishop Artur's willingness to assume the ministry to lead the Peole of God in the footsteps of Christ the Good Shepherd. |
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