Joseph Eric D'Arcy
Vescovo di Sale (1981-1988)
Arcivescovo di Hobart (1988-1999)
Arcivescovo emerito di Hobart (1999-2005)
Dominus pascit me
The Lord is My Shephed
Riferimenti biografici
scheda di www.catholic-hierarchy.org
pagina di www.sale.catholic.org.au
Fonti immagini
pagina di www.sale.catholic.org.au
Lo stemma e il motto sono così presentati nella pagina di www.sale.catholic.org.au
His coat of arms when Bishop of Sale featured three gold crowns which signified the sovereignty of God in the Trinity – Father, Son and Holy Spirit. The triple significance also linked with the sovereignty of Jesus as prophet, priest and king, and of a bishop’s triple functions of teaching, sanctifying and governing. The three gold crowns are in the arms prescribed to St Eric and also occur in the arms of Oxford University.
The red crosslet is central to the shield and signifies Christ offering his body on the cross for our redemption. With the each arm of the crosslet being crossed, it continues the Trinitarian theme of Jesus being priest, altar and lamb of sacrifice. This form of the crosslet is always found in arms of the D’Arcy family.
The field of blue denotes the Motherhood of Mary who as Our Lady of Perpetual Help is Patroness of St Mary’s Cathedral and Sale Diocese.
The episcopal motto Dominus Pascit Me (The Lord is My Shepherd) comes from the opening words of Psalm 23. When Bishop D’Arcy became Archbishop of Hobart he changed the motto to Ecce Agnus Dei (Behold the Lamb of God).While the full arms feature the traditional green hat and tassles, Bishop D’Arcy was the first bishop to drop these features and have a modified arms on letterheads featuring just the shield, episcopal cross and motto.
