- The Governor General of Canada
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The Anglican Synod of the Diocese of British Columbia also known as the Bishopric of British Columbia
Victoria, British Columbia
Registration of Arms
November 15, 2006
Vol. V, p. 85
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Blazon
Arms
Argent a cross patté quadrate Gules, on a chief Azure a plate charged with a stag’s head erased Gules between two bezants each charged with a martlet Gules;
Symbolism
Arms
The Canadian Heraldic Authority does not have confirmed symbolism for this emblem. The following comments are hypotheses only. The red cross patté quadrate on a white background appears in the arms of the University of Durham, England, which the first bishop of the diocese, George Hills, attended. The martlets and the stag’s head are taken from the coat of arms of Angela Burdett-Coutts, who endowed the establishment of the diocese in 1857. The design is a simplified version of the arms that appeared on Bishop Hills’ seal in 1859.