The mark consists of a large vertical ellipse in white containing a second vertical ellipse in white between which ellipses appear in black font the words "THE SEAL OF THE EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF FORT WORTH" which appear above two small crosses and the year "1983" which are also in black font with the inside vertical ellipse further containing a white Bishop's mitre with gold and blue bands under which appears a shield with a green square in the upper left quadrant of the shield upon which is emblazoned a gold and black colored griffin and with maroon coloration on the right quadrant of the shield extending in a band across the middle part of the shield below which appears an orange band across the shield with fortress battlements outlined in black and upon which is emblazoned a black longhorn steer below which appears a blue band at the bottom of the shield upon which is emblazoned two wavy white lines and a white five point star and behind the shield appears a gold and black colored key and a silver and black colored Bishop's staff with a white and maroon banner underneath the shield upon which the words "LOS BRAZOS DE DIOS" appear in black font.