The Coat of Arms of the Diocese of Manchester

The arms are composed of a silver (white) field upon which is displayed a red cross of the Christian faith. In the center is a sheaf of five arrows, an emblem taken from the seal of the "Colony of New Hampshire," adopted in 1776. The five arrows denote the then five counties bound together in a strong union. The staff in the midst of the arrows is the symbol of Saint Joseph, titular of the Cathedral Church in the See of Manchester.