The Mayon Volcano which towers over the city of Legazpi occupies the center of the shield.

The papal cross surmounted by the nimbed dove symbolizes Saint Gregory the Great, the titular of the cathedral.

[2] Bishop Joel "Bong" Z. Baylon, D.D., in his open letter to the present Administration, censured the governments's environmental protection failure resulting in massive urban flooding in Albay.

The Legaspi Diocese traced its causes to unregulated greed of private individuals, illegal quarry, substandard public infrastructure and ineffective flood protection projects.

[3] Apostolic Administrator (appointed Bishop of Borongan) Media related to Roman Catholic Diocese of Legazpi at Wikimedia Commons