Armorial of the Catholic Church in Great Britain explained

The Catholic Church in Scotland is divided into two provinces while the Catholic Church in England & Wales is divided into five.

Province of Birmingham

Image	Details
align=center		Birmingham, Blazon not available.^[1]
align=center		Clifton, No arms known.
align=center		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. Green hat and tassels of a bishop.^[2] Motto: Nihil Sine Christo Nothing Without Christ^[3]

Province of Glasgow

Image	Details
align=center		Glasgow, granted 2002Escutcheon: Vert two keys in saltire, the dexter Or the sinister Argent. Motto: Floreat Verbi Praeconio^[5]
align=center		Motherwell, granted 25 April 1990Escutcheon: Azure a fountain between three fleur-de-lys in pairle that in base reversed Argent. Motto: Sectamini Caritatem^[6]
align=center		Paisley, granted 20 November 1989Escutcheon: Or a saltire chequy Argent and Azure between in the flanks two escallops Gules and in base on a mount of three coupeaux a dove close and reguardant holding in its beak an olive branch slipped all Proper, overall a representation of St Mirren vested and habited as an abbot the dexter hand raised in blessing and the sinister holding a crozier likewise all Proper. Motto: For the good of souls

Province of Liverpool

Image	Details
align=center		Liverpool, Mitre and double cross of an archbishop. Crozier at the right. Blue shield for Saint Mary. Pallium. Red rose of Lancashire. Anchor of the port of Liverpool. Yellow and red tassels of the archbishop's mitre.^[7]
align=center		Hexham and Newcastle, Blazon not available. Motto: Worship Witness Service^[8]
align=center		Lancaster, Blazon not available. ^[9]
align=center		Leeds, Blazon not available. ^[10]

Province of Southwark

Image	Details
align=center		Southwark, Blazon not available.^[11]
align=center		Arundel & Brighton, Blazon not available. Motto: Pax Et Gaudium In Domino
align=center		Plymouth, No arms known.
align=center		Portsmouth, Motto: In Corde Iesu, In the Heart of Jesus

Province of St Andrews and Edinburgh

Image	Details
align=center		St Andrews and Edinburgh, recorded at unknown dateEscutcheon: Azure a saltire Argent charged on each of the upper limbs with a cross pattée fitchée Sable and at the centre a castle triple-towered and embattled of the last masoned of the second and topped with three fans Gules windows and portcullis shut of the last situate on a rock Proper. Motto: Crux Spes Unica^[12]
align=center		Aberdeen, granted 16 May 1990Escutcheon: Azure a fret of salmon Argent Motto: Together In Christ^[13]
align=center		Argyll and the Isles, granted 18 March 1990Escutcheon: Gyronny of eight Argent and Azure a lymphad sails furled Gules. Motto: In Insulis Nomen Domini
align=center		Dunkeld, granted 4 March 1990Escutcheon: Purpure an open book Argent binding and fore-edges Or, charged with three passion nails Sable conjoined and piercing a heart Gules, and perching upon the book a dove, wings displayed Argent holding in its beak an olive branch. Motto: Semper Caritas^[14]
align=center		Galloway, granted 26 February 2019Escutcheon: Argent the Kirkmadrine cross Azure. Motto: Te Dominum Laudamus^[15]

Province of Westminster

Image	Details
align=center		Westminster, recorded at unknown date
align=center		Brentwood
align=center		East AngliaMotto: Addictus Christi Ministerio^[16]
align=center		NorthamptonBlazon not available.Motto: Sub Tuum Praesidium
align=center		NottinghamBlazon not available.

See also

• Ecclesiastical heraldry

Notes and References

1. Web site: Archdiocese of Birmingham . Heraldry of the World . 6 June 2021 .
2. Web site: Diocese of Shrewsbury . Heraldry of the World . 29 May 2022 .
3. http://www.dioceseofshrewsbury.org/about-us/bishop/coat-of-arms Coat of Arms
4. Web site: Archdiocese of Cardiff . Heraldry of the World . 6 June 2021 .
5. Web site: Families of Corporate Arms - 1 The Catholic Church. . 14 June 2022 .
6. Web site: Diocese of Motherwell . Heraldry of the World . 6 June 2021 .
7. Web site: The Archdiocese . Archdiocese of Liverpool . 29 May 2022 . 29 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220529212518/http://liverpoolcatholic.org.uk/userfiles/files/ced/Planning/Local%20Church%20Information%2018.docx . dead .
8. Web site: Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle . Heraldry of the World . 6 June 2021 .
9. Web site: Diocesan Coat of Arms . 30 May 2009 . . 21 July 2021 .
10. Web site: Diocese of Leeds (Catholic) . Heraldry of the World . 6 June 2021 .
11. Web site: Archdiocese of Southwark . Heraldry of the World . 8 June 2021 .
12. Web site: Archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh . Heraldry of the World . 6 June 2021 .
13. Web site: Diocese of Aberdeen . Heraldry of the World . 6 June 2021 .
14. Web site: Diocese of Dunkeld . Heraldry of the World . 6 June 2021 .
15. Web site: Diocese of Galloway . Heraldry of the World . 6 June 2021 .
16. Web site: Diocese of East Anglia . Heraldry of the World . 8 June 2021.