Thursday, 30 October 2025

Bishops Conference of Scotland

 The Lord Lyon has granted arms to the Bishops Conference of Scotland, chaired by Bishop John Keenan of Paisley. Lyon presented the letters patent to Most Reverend Leo Cushley, Metropolitan Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh. The artist is Clare McCrory, Herald Painter.


Azure on a saltire Argent two bishops' croziers in saltire Gules and in chief a martlet Or all within a tressure Gules. Behind the shield is set a Celtic bishop's cross Or.





One Hundred Years ago today

  From the Public Register 100 years ago today, the arms of Sir Henry Craik Bt. P.C. KCB, MP for the Scottish Universities and son of the M...