Armorial of Bishops and Archbishops of St. Louis

The coats of arms of all the bishops and archbishops of St. Louis are listed below. Next to each bishop's name, is the blazon of the coat of arm, i.e. the precise description of the arms in the language used by heraldists.

		Archbishop Robert J. Carlson 21.IV.2009 - Azure a Latin cross fleuretty enfiled with a coronet Or in dexter chief a crescent Argent and in base a barrulet wavy Argent (for St. Louis); impaling Vert a garb Or between a crescent Argent to dexter and a Latin cross Or to sinister, on a chief Or three piles Azure, and in base a barry wavy of five Argent and Azure
		Archbishop Raymond L. Burke 2.XII.2003 - 27.VI.2008 The arms of the Archdiocese of St. Louis impaling Or a cross Gules in dexter chief a lion rampant Sable
		Archbishop Justin F. Rigali 25.I.1994 - 15.VII.2003 The arms of the Archdiocese of St. Louis imaling Or a Chi-Rho Gules
		Archbishop John L. May 24.I.1980 – 9.XII.1992 The arms of the Archdiocese of St. Louis impaling Azureon a fess Argent between in chief two scallop shells Or and in base a crescent Or a cross entire Gules cotised azure
		Cardinal John J. Carberry 17.II.1968 – 31.VII.1979
		Cardinal Joseph E. Ritter 20.VII.1946 - 10.VI.1967 *The mosaic in the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis show his coat of arms when he had not yet been named a cardinal. The arms of the Archdiocese of St. Louis impaling Argent on a cross Gules between four ermine spots Sable a ciborium between two mullets pierced in fess Or
		Cardinal John J. Glennon 13.X.1903 – 09.III.1946 Azure a fleur-de-lis Argent debruised by a representation of St. Louis of France armed proper holding in the dexter hand the oriflamme, a base barry wavy Argent and Azure (former St. Louis arms); imapaling Or on a fess Azure three fleur-de-lis Argent
		Archbishop John J. Kain 21.V.1895 – 13.X.1903
		Archbishop Peter R. Kenrick 12.VII.1847 – 21.V.1895) Azure a lion rampant Argent
		Bishop Joseph Rosati, C.M. 20.III.1827 – 25.IX.1843