Gathers into one volume a complete record of the armorial bearings of all Ordinaries of the Holy Roman Catholic Church used since the founding of the Hierarchy. Gathers into one volume a complete record of the armorial bearings of all Ordinaries of the Holy Roman Catholic Church used since the founding of the Hierarchy by Pope Gregory XVI in 1834, where ordinaries are defined as bishops or archbishops in full possession of a residential see.(Paperback) MICHAEL MCCARTHY was a recognised expert in the field of ecclesiastical heraldry.
| ISBN: | 9780646363509 |
| Publication date: | 1st January 1998 |
| Author: | Michael McCarthy |
| Publisher: | Thylacine Press an imprint of Boydell & Brewer Ltd |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 192 pages |
| Genres: |
Christian Churches, denominations, groups Systems of law: ecclesiastical (canon) law |