Impaled Coat of Arms of Anglican Diocese of North Eastern Caribbean and Aruba/Bishop D. G. Davis - Coats of Arms on Waymarking.com

St. John's Cathedral is the tallest structure in Antigua and Barbuda. The Cathedral, after years of repair is now open to the public. Three stained glass windows are located high above and behind he altar. During the repair of the church they removed and sent to Germany for refurbishment. They have recently been reinstalled as the renovation of the church nears completion.

The window on the south side of the central window has the coat of arms of the Anglican Diocese of North Eastern Caribbean and Aruba impaled with the coat of arms of the first Bishop of Antigua the Right Reverend D.G. Davis. The coat of arms has a bishop's mitre above a shield which is subdivided vertically. The left side has an upper part featuring has a hat, key and shepherds crook. The lower part has a Latin cross with a serpent on the left and a dove on the right. The motto of the diocese is: Wise as a serpent and harmless as a dove.

The right side has a the coat of arms of Bishop D.G. Davis. It features a black diagonal cross on a yellow field. In the four quadrants of the cross contain a black image of an eagle with outspread wings.

The Anglican Diocese of North East Caribbean and Aruba was formed in 1842 as the Diocese of Antigua and the Leeward Islands when the Anglican diocese of Barbados was sub-divided.

It is now one of the 8 dioceses within the Province of the West Indies and comprises the 12 islands of Antigua, Barbuda, Dominica, Montserrat, Anguilla, Aruba, Nevis, Saba, St. Barts, St. Eustatius, St. Kitts, and St. Martin/St. Maarten. The diocesan cathedral is St John's Cathedral in St John's Antigua. See link: (visit link)

Bishop Daniel Gateward Davis was the first Bishop of Antigua. He served in this capacity from 1842 until his death in 1857. He was born in St. Kitts in 1788 and was educated at Pembroke College, Oxford, England. He returned to St. Kitts and Nevis where he became an ardent abolitionist as the minister of St. Paul's Anglican Church in Nevis. When the diocese of North Eastern Caribbean and Aruba was formed in 1842, he became the first Bishop of Antigua, the seat of the diocese. See link: (visit link)

Bearer of Coat of Arms: Ecclesiastical (prelates and their seats) Full name of the bearer: Anglican Diocese of North East Caribbean and Aruba/Bishop Daniel Gateward Davis Where is Coat of Arms installed (short description) ?: On the south side of central stained glass window above the high altar of St. John's Cathedral, St. John's Antigua. Material / Design: Glass (painted / stained) Address: Newgate Street St. John's Antigua Web page about the structure where is Coat of Arms installed (if exists): [Web Link] Web page about the bearer of Coat of Arms (if exists): [Web Link] Blazon (heraldic description): Not listed

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