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The diocese is centred on Canterbury Cathedral and is the oldest see of the Church of England. The Report of the Commissioners appointed by his Majesty to inquire into the Ecclesiastical Revenues of England and Wales (1835) noted the net annual revenue for the Canterbury see was £19,182. [ 2 ]
English: This is a representation of the coat of Arms of the Anglican Diocese of Canterbury. Azure, an archiepiscopal staff Or ensigned with a cross formy Or, surmounted of a pallium Argent edged and fringed Gold, charged with four crosses formy fitchy Sable. File:ArchbishopPallium PioM.svg by PioM (talk · contribs)
Originally personal arms of Thomas de Cantilupe. Escutcheon: Gules three leopards' faces reversed jessant-de-lis two and one Or. [16] Leicester, granted 12 August 1949 Escutcheon: Gules a pierced cinquefoil Ermine in chief a lion passant guardant grasping in the dexter forepaw a cross crosslet fitchee Or. [17] Lichfield, recorded at unknown date
Eastern clergy often display coats of arms according to this style, replacing the crown with a hat drawn from liturgical use. Marking documents is the most common use of arms in the Church today. A Roman Catholic bishop's coat of arms was formerly painted on miniature wine barrels and presented during the ordination ceremony.
The Diocese in Europe is also a part of the Church of England, [1] and covers the whole of continental Europe, Morocco and the post-Soviet states. [2] The structure of dioceses within the Church of England was initially inherited from the Catholic Church as part of the Protestant Reformation. [3]
There will be 17 voting members of the CNC: an Anglican in public life chosen by the Prime Minister, a bishop, the Archbishop of York, three representatives elected from the Diocese of Canterbury ...
Image Details Birmingham, . Blazon not available. [1]Clifton, . No arms known. Shrewsbury, . Every Bishop of Shrewsbury has had the same coat of arms: An inverted leopard’s head with a fleur de lys from St Thomas Cantilupe, superimposed over the red cross of St Chad, mounted on a sword and shield.
The archbishop of Canterbury is the senior bishop and a principal leader of the Church of England, the ceremonial head of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the bishop of the diocese of Canterbury. The first archbishop was Augustine of Canterbury, the "Apostle to the English", who was sent to England by Pope Gregory the Great and arrived in ...