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JOHN AHERN TORPIE Born: August 6, 1910 Deceased: December 30, 2000 Bishop of Cairns, 1967-1985

Official blazon
English	*(personal half) Or, the symbol Chi-Rho gules on a chief azure the letter M argent.

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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