Bishop Senior of Harrisburg

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The Most Rev. Timothy C. Senior (63) a priest of Philadelphia who has served as Auxiliary Bishop there since 2009 was installed as the 12th Bishop of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. His arms, assumed in 2009, are now impaled with those of his See. The black and white bordure in his personal arms are an interesting allusion to his love of playing the piano.

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Robert H. Rempe, Ph.D. June 21, 2023 at 8:58 PM

Is the marshaling correct?
It seems like the “bordure compony: argent and sable /representing piano keys is fine on the top, on the left, and on the bottom, but absent on the right where it faces the diocesan arms?
What do you think?
Should the “bordure compony” go all around the bishop’s side?

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1. guyselvester Post authorJune 21, 2023 at 9:01 PM
  
  Yes. That’s correct. While it isn’t an absolute rule it is, nevertheless, typical for a bordure not to be included against the center line of two impaled coats of arms.
  
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2. Hans van Heijningen June 22, 2023 at 3:27 AM
  
  I thought the rule for this marshalling with a bordure is: not along the marshalling partition line. I can agree with, because with a bordure along there would cause a field too narrow for charges. But in practice we see both possibilities in making a design
  
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  1. guyselvester Post authorJune 22, 2023 at 7:22 AM
    
    I don’t think it’s a definitive rule. See the arms of Bp. Knestout of Richmond.
Hans van Heijningen June 22, 2023 at 1:50 AM

Congratulations with this c.o.a. Father Guy. I wonder what is your solution for bishop Henning, because there is blue field (diocese) next to the blue field of the personal half, with a red-silver bordure. The diocesan web still give the auxiliar version.

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1. guyselvester Post authorJune 22, 2023 at 7:01 AM
  
  No congratulations to me! I did not do this coat of arms. It is the work of another artist. That’s why it is marked in the category “Work of Other Artists”!
  
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djgarvan9047 June 29, 2023 at 8:43 PM

I love the Coat of arms- at last a Bishop shows some personality, and not filling up with ‘piety shop’ etchings that seem awash on most arms.

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