A change

As he is installed as the Archbishop of Omaha, the Most Reverend George J. Lucas has made a change to his coat of arms.

When he was made the Bishop of the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois, he took this this coat of arms:

Here, is his personal coat of arms (viewer's right) is placed beside the arms of the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois (viewer's left).

As the Archbishop of Omaha, His Excellency will use these arms:

You will first notice, of course, that the arms of the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois is replaced with the arms of the Archdiocese of Omaha. The change to which I referred earlier is found in Archbishop Lucas' personal arms: the addition of the cresent moon over the cross in honor of the Immaculate Conception, patroness of the Diocese he has shepherded for the past nine and a half years.