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JOHN AHERN TORPIE
Born : August 6, 1910
Deceased : December 30, 2000
Bishop of Cairns, 1967-1985
Official blazon
- (personal half) Or, the symbol Chi-Rho gules on a chief azure the letter M argent.
Origin/meaning
As common in Australian episcopal heraldry, the arms show the arms of the diocese impaled with the personal arms of the bishop.
The arms refer to Christ (the Chi-Rho symbol) and Our Lady (the letter M).
The achievement is completed with the heraldic insignia of a prelate of the rank of bishop.
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