35 sets of Ecclesiastical Coat of Arms -- Ecclesiastical Commission, 1 Millbank, Westminster, London, UK - Coats of Arms on Waymarking.com

Heraldry (coats of arms) are not just for Royals and cities. Churches, church leaders, and dioceses have also been granted coats of arms. See: (visit link)

"Ecclesiastical heraldry refers to the use of heraldry within the Christian Church for dioceses and Christian clergy. Initially used to mark documents, ecclesiastical heraldry evolved as a system for identifying people and dioceses. It is most formalized within the Catholic Church, where most bishops, including the Pope, have a personal coat of arms. Clergy in Anglican, Lutheran, Eastern Catholic, and Orthodox churches follow similar customs, as do institutions such as schools and dioceses.

Ecclesiastical heraldry differs notably from other heraldry in the use of special insignia around the shield to indicate rank in a church or denomination. The most prominent of these insignia is the low crowned, wide brimmed ecclesiastical hat, commonly the Roman galero. The color and ornamentation of this hat indicate rank. Cardinals are famous for the "red hat", but other offices and other churches have distinctive hat colors, such as black for ordinary clergy and green for bishops, customarily with a number of tassels increasing with rank.

Other insignia include the processional cross, the mitre and the crosier. Eastern traditions favor the use of their own style of head gear and crosier, and the use of the mantle or cloak rather than the ecclesiastical hat. The motto and certain shapes of shields are more common in ecclesiastical heraldry, while supporters and crests are less common. The papal coats of arms have their own heraldic customs, primarily the Papal Tiara (or mitre), the keys of Saint Peter, and the ombrellino (umbrella). Pope Benedict XVI replaced the use of the Papal Tiara in his coat of arms with a mitre. He was the first pope to do so, despite the fact that Pope Paul VI was the last pope to be crowned with the tiara. The arms of institutions have slightly different traditions, using the mitre and crozier more often than is found in personal arms, though there is a wide variation in uses by different churches. The arms used by organizations are called impersonal or corporate arms."

33 coats of arms of individual dioceses plus (on left) the Coat of Arms of the Archbishop of Canterbury and (on right) the Coat of Arms of the Archbishop of York are carved onto the arch surrounding the gorgeous main door into the Ecclesiastical Commission building at 1 Millbank in Westminster.

See: (visit link) for the shield and blazon of the Archbishop of York

Bearer of Coat of Arms: Ecclesiastical (prelates and their seats) Full name of the bearer: Archbishop of Canterbury Where is Coat of Arms installed (short description) ?: Ecclesiastical Commission building at 1 Millbank in Westminster. Material / Design: Stone Blazon (heraldic description): (For Archbishop of Canterbury) Azure, an episcopal staff in pale or, ensigned with a cross pattée argent, surmounted of a pall of the last, edged and fringed of the second charged with four crosses pattée fitchée sable Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archbishop_of_Canterbury Address: 1 Millbank Westminster London UK 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]

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