Bishop Hansen, C.Ss.R.

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The Most Rev. Jon Hansen, C.Ss.R. (51) was ordained a bishop and installed as the seventh Bishop of Mackenzie-Fort Smith, Canada on March 16th. His coat of arms was designed by himself.

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4 thoughts on “Bishop Hansen, C.Ss.R.”

Geoffrey Gamble March 31, 2018 at 9:11 AM

Hmmm. Looks like a head-on picture of “Thomas the Train” with a runny nose. Another example of why coats of arms should be created by those versed in heraldic art. It would be nice if you could include blazons as well as pictorial renditions in your blog. This one would be particularly interesting.

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1. guyselvester Post authorMarch 31, 2018 at 10:03 AM
  
  The Diocese only provides an explanation, not a blazon. I’d be interested to see how someone would blazon this as well but since the bishop designed his own arms I doubt anyone has.
  
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CK Berntsen April 2, 2018 at 5:54 AM

I can’t remember having seen Christmas tree ornaments in a Coat of Arms before. If he wanted to emphasise his Danish ancestry, he would have done well to turn to Ronny Andersen for help.

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J. Martin April 2, 2018 at 6:22 PM

I’m not a fan of it!

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