Upon being made a bishop, Genn took up an episcopal coat of arms.
Upon being made Bishop of Münster, he adopted a new coat of arms.
On his current coat of arms, the yellow and red striped fields on the top left and bottom right of the shield are taken from the Diocese of Münster's coat of arms.
The eagle in the top right field is indicative of Genn's hometown of Wassenach, as an eagle is present in its coat of arms, and is a remnant of his previous coats of arms as Bishop of Essen and Auxiliary Bishop of Trier.
Moreover, the eagle relates to his Latin episcopal motto, Annuntiamus vobis vitam, which is taken from 1 John 1, 1-4.

The seven heads of grain in the lower left field reference Genn's peasant background.
However, their number also symbolizes the fullness of life and believers of God who gather from all directions with a hunger and thirst for life.
Upon being made a bishop, Genn took up an episcopal coat of arms. Upon being made Bishop of Münster, he adopted a new coat of arms. On his current coat of arms, the yellow and red striped fields on the top left and bottom right of the shield are taken from the Diocese of Münster's coat of arms. The eagle in the top right field is indicative of Genn's hometown of Wassenach, as an eagle is present in its coat of arms, and is a remnant of his previous coats of arms as Bishop of Essen and Auxiliary Bishop of Trier. Moreover, the eagle relates to his Latin episcopal motto, Annuntiamus vobis vitam, which is taken from 1 John 1, 1-4.
The seven heads of grain in the lower left field reference Genn's peasant background. However, their number also symbolizes the fullness of life and believers of God who gather from all directions with a hunger and thirst for life.
Felix Genn