Bishop Coyle

 
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26 April 2013 14:36
 

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The coat of arms I designed for the Most Rev. Robert Coyle, a priest of the diocese of Rockville Centre, NY who was ordained yesterday as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of the Military Services, USA. He was, for many years a Navy Chaplain.

 
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26 April 2013 15:15
 

Very nice, Guy. I love the design and the emblazonment.

 
 
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27 April 2013 10:15
 

Wonderful, I like everything about it. I take it the shells are a reference to Benedict XVI and the sail of the ship a reference to John Paul II?

 
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27 April 2013 23:59
 

escallop shells appear in the coat of arms of his home diocese, Rockville Centre. In addition it is an allusion to Benedict XVI who appointed him a bishop (and abdicated the same day!)

The "M" is for the bishop’s devotion to Mary and secondarily because he was ordained a priest during the pontificate of John Paul II.

 
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28 April 2013 16:36
 

Love this design, especially the way the M works with the sail.

Great job.

 
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28 April 2013 23:50
 

Nice design, well executed—kudos!

 
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29 April 2013 08:45
 

Well done, Fr. Guy.

 
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29 April 2013 13:46
 

Reminds me of the arms of the Diocese of Columbus (in Ohio), where I grew up.

 
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29 April 2013 16:31
 

Question—does an auxilliary bishop impale the arms of the diocese?

In this case, the military diocese’s arms are a bit busy—OK if not ideal standing alone, but adding a personal impalement just adds to the sense of clutter.  Bishop Coyle’s arms are fairly simple (no field divisions etc) but IMO better standing alone.

 
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29 April 2013 17:15
 

Michael F. McCartney;98722 wrote:

Question—does an auxilliary bishop impale the arms of the diocese?


I wondered the same thing, but decided since there are a number of auxilliaries that it would seem too much like polygamy if they all impaled their arms with those of the diocese. Maybe just the archbishop?

 
 
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30 April 2013 00:43
 

Michael F. McCartney;98722 wrote:

Question—does an auxilliary bishop impale the arms of the diocese?


No he doesn’t.

 
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30 April 2013 10:04
 

Michael F. McCartney;98722 wrote:

Question—does an auxilliary bishop impale the arms of the diocese?

From what I understand all Catholic Bishops are technically full Bishops of a Diocese. An Auxiliary Bishop will be titular Bishop of some place that no longer has a Bishop, and is (legally speaking) just helping out in the diocese where he actually works.

Impalement is supposed to represent the Bishop’s sovereignty over his See, an Auxiliary Bishop cannot Impale his Arms with the Arms of the Diocese where he actually works. The Bishop is the only guy who can do that.

 

Since his official See is only titular, he doesn’t actually exercise sovereignty there either, so he can’t impale at all.

 

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30 April 2013 11:58
 

Jurisdiction, not sovereignty. But, yes, the impaling of the arms of the See with those of the Ordinary (i.e. diocesan bishop) symbolizes that the bishop is married to the diocese just like two armigerous married people impale their arms.

 
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02 May 2013 15:47
 

...and the auxiliary is just the visiting brother-in-law sleeping on the sofa?  smile

More seriously, makes good sense.  And artistically, a bunch of unimpaled shields like Bp Coyle’s (i.e. hopefully good ones!), compared with their bosses’ double-barreled ones, might (hopefully) suggest "simpler is better" to future bishops, whether or not impaled.