Robert David Redmile

Gules on a fess between three cushions Or, three escallops Gules;

The red colour alludes to the name Redmile. The cushions are symbolic of authority, and for Bishop Redmile the three of them create a reference to the authority of scripture, tradition, and inspired reason in Christian teaching. The scallop shells pay tribute to Bishop Redmile’s mother’s family name, Schell, and to St. James the Apostle, whose attribute is a scallop shell. St. James is the patron saint of the Diocese of Richmond in the Christian Episcopal Church of Canada, of which Bishop Redmile is the bishop.

A banner of the Arms;

The symbolism of this emblem is found in other element(s) of this record.

Two gloves in saltire Or embellished with Métis beadwork proper;

The gloves are a traditional part of a bishop’s vesture: here they use Métis beadwork as a reference to Bishop Redmile’s maternal Métis ancestry. In addition, paternal ancestors of his were glove merchants from France who immigrated to England in the 17th century and who manufactured gloves in Worcester for several generations.