New Bishop Incorporates Coat of Arms Into Crozier

 
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09 December 2013 02:00
 

Bishop Cozzens who will be ordained today, Dec. 9, as Auxiliary Bishop of St. Paul, MN commissioned a custom crozier to use as bishop. The artist carved the new bishop’s coat of arms into the crook of the crozier. Very nice, I think.

http://thecatholicspirit.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/CrosierCrook.jpg

 
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09 December 2013 12:14
 

Wonderful idea and wonderful execution.

 
 
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09 December 2013 13:01
 

gselvester;101114 wrote:

The artist carved the new bishop’s coat of arms into the crook of the crozier. Very nice, I think.


As Kenneth intimated, a wonderful piece of work. I was wondering what wood it might have been made from and found the following web page, which tells us that the craftsman’s name is Paul Sirba and that he carved it out of white oak.

 

http://thecatholicspirit.com/featured/woodcarvers-faith-talents-go-cozzens-crosier/

 

I had wondered if it might subsequently have been gilded but there is no mention, so I am guessing not.

 
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09 December 2013 22:45
 

It wasn’t. It was simply stained.

 
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10 December 2013 06:46
 

gselvester;101123 wrote:

It wasn’t. It was simply stained.

... and I am sure it looked magnificent. Thanks.

 
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10 December 2013 15:18
 

I think this is a simply superlative application of heraldry!!

I am glad that he only had it stained, trying to do too much might have made it rather garish rather than an exercise in simplicity.

 
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11 December 2013 11:14
 

The bishop holding his crozier moments after he was ordained.

http://thecatholicspirit.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/WEB.Cozzens-7.jpg

 
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12 December 2013 00:19
 

Well worth considering for some sort of AHS recognition!

 
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13 December 2013 11:54
 

I agree, this is so well conceived and crafted and the wood choice is classic for something like this. Very innovative yet traditional in feeling.

 
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13 December 2013 12:15
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23 December 2013 22:25
 

It would be nice in gold, but FWIW I like the wood better.  De gustibus & all that…  Also, given the tone of the current Pope, the simplicity of hand-carved wood seems more in keeping with the times.  Also, it seems to me to be a better (more accessible and affordable) model for others to follow.