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Diócesis Considera la Bancarrota por Reclamos de Abuso Pendientes

(SAN DIEGO, Feb. 10, 2023) – Cardinal Robert McElroy, bishop of the Catholic Diocese of San Diego, announced that the diocese may consider filing for bankruptcy to provide a path to ensure its assets are used equitably to compensate all victims of sexual abuse. The announcement came Thursday night during a meeting with pastors and […]

Cardinal McElroy’s Statement Upon Death of Pope Emeritus Benedict

Cardinal McElroy’s Statement Upon Death of Pope Emeritus Benedict (SAN DIEGO, Dec. 31, 2022) —Cardinal Robert W. McElroy, from the Catholic Diocese of San Diego, issued the following statement today regarding retired Pope Benedict XVI, who died Dec. 31: “The death of Pope Benedict is a moment of both sadness and gratitude. In faith we know […]

Declaración del Cardenal McElroy tras la Muerte del Papa Emérito Benedicto

Cardinal McElroy’s Statement Following the Death of Pope Emeritus Benedict   (SAN DIEGO, Dec. 31, 2022) — Cardinal Robert W. McElroy of the Catholic Diocese of San Diego issued the following statement today following the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI on Dec. 31. “Pope Benedict’s death is a moment of both sadness and gratitude. […]

The Missionaries of Jesus (MJ)

A group of people engaged in a procession. Two individuals in the foreground hold candles, wearing vividly colored traditional garments, one with a blue headwrap. The background shows others participating with decorations and traditional attire.

The Missionaries of Jesus (MJ) is an international and multicultural religious missionary community. It was founded in the Philippines on 12 June 2002 by a community of religious missionaries called and inspired by the mission and humanity of Jesus, who calls us to “make disciples of all nations” (Mt 28:19). We call ourselves, ”friends and […]

Diocese of Mandeville, Jamaica, West Indies

A group of people seated in chairs face a presenter standing near a projected screen in a classroom setting. The room has yellow and purple walls, and a whiteboard is visible in the background.

Evangelization, through the on-going development of Diocesan Catechetical Programs for adults, adolescents and children, is the primary goal of the Diocese of Mandeville. The Diocese of Mandeville is 30 years old and is among the largest dioceses (ca. 600,000 in population) in the Antilles Episcopal Conference. We are also among the poorest in the conference […]

Daughters of Mary, TABORA-TANZANIA

A patient on a stretcher is being assisted by two people in white religious attire into an ambulance. Trees and a building are visible in the background.

Founded in 1933 in Tanzania, Religious Congregation of the Daughters of Mary-Taborn, (CDMT), is a Diocesan Congregation of the Archdiocese of Tabora, Tanzania. The Congregation was founded in Tanzania in 1933 by the missionaries of Africa. The Congregation carries out her apostolate in conformity with the teaching of the Catholic Church. The Sisters are dedicated […]

About the Coat of Arms

Bishop Pulido’s coat of arms is divided into four quarters with wavy horizontal lines from top to bottom. The blue and white lines represent the Blessed Virgin Mary. They also suggest water, which alludes to Jesus washing the feet of His disciples and to the waters of baptism. The red and gold lines represent the Holy Spirit and fire. The colors also can be seen as referring to the Blood that (along with water) poured from Jesus’ side at His crucifixion, as well as to the bread (gold) and wine (red) transformed into the Eucharist. At the center is a roundel featuring a symbolic representation of the “mandatum” (washing of the feet), which he believes exemplifies service to all humanity. The roundel’s outer edge is a line composed of small humps; it is borrowed from the coat of arms of the Diocese of Yakima, where Bishop Pulido served as a priest before being named a bishop.

About the Coat of Arms

Bishop Pham’s coat of arms combines the Diocese of San Diego’s coat of arms on the left side, and his on the right. On his, a red boat on a blue ocean sits on diagonal lines suggesting a fisherman’s net. This symbolizes his ministry as a “fisher of men,” as well as how his own father had been a fisherman. The boat is also a symbol of the Church, which is referred to as the “barque of Peter.” At the center of the sail is a red beehive (a symbol of the bishop’s baptismal patron saint, St. John Chrysostom, known as a “honey-tongued” preacher). The beehive is surrounded by two green palm branches (an ancient symbol of martyrdom; the bishop’s ancestors were among Vietnam’s first martyrs). The eight red tongues of fire around the boat are a symbol of the Holy Spirit and a representation of the diversity of ethnic communities.

About the Coat of Arms

The coat of arms combines symbols that reflect Bishop Bejarano’s spiritual life and priestly ministry. The main part of the shield shows four wavy vertical lines on a gold background. These represent flowing waters. This alludes to his chosen motto and also symbolizes the graces that come from the Divine life to quench our thirst for God. The upper third of the shield is red because it is borrowed from the coat of arms of the Order of Mercy, of which the Bishop’s patron saint, Raymond Nonnatus, was a member. The central symbol resembles a monstrance because St. Raymond is often depicted holding one. The Eucharist is Bishop Bejarano’s inspiration for his vocation. It was through the Eucharist that he received his call to the priesthood at age seven and which keeps his faith and his ministry going. It represents the call to offer oneself as a living sacrifice. The monstrance is flanked on either side by an image of the Sacred Heart, alluding to the mercy of God and echoing the idea of a sacrificial offering of oneself united to the sacrifice of Christ, and of a rose for Our Lady. It is an allusion to Our Lady of Guadalupe, patroness of the Americas, and highlights the bishop’s Hispanic heritage.

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