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Spiritual Lords - Bishops (Page 1 of 4)
Archbishops and Bishops bear the arms of their Sees impaled with their own family arms, without crest or motto, and with a mitre over the shield. The mitre of Archbishops and Bishops are exactly the same (exception being the Bishop of Durham which is encircled with a ducal coronet.)
The Archbishops of Canterbury and York, and the Bishops of London, Durham, and Winchester always have a seat in the House of Lords; another 21 Bishops hold seats in the House by rotation.
Below are some examples of the arms belonging to various Sees of the Established Church of England.
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Bishop of London Gules, two swords in saltire argent, pommels or. |
Bishop of Durham Azure, a cross or, between four lions rampant argent (the mitre over the arms is encircled with a ducal coronet.) |
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Bishop of Chester Gules, three mitres with labels or, two and one. |
Bishop of Birmingham Per pale indented or and gules, five roundels, two two, and one, and in chief two crosses patée, all counter-charged. |
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Bishop of Carlisle Argent, on a cross sable a mitre with labels or. |
Bishop of Leicester Gules, a pierced cinquefoil ermine, in chief a lion passant guardant grasping in the dexter forepaw a cross crosslet fitchée or. |
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