John Ahern Torpie

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JOHN AHERN TORPIE

Born: August 6, 1910
Deceased: December 30, 2000

Bishop of Cairns, 1967-1985

Arms (crest) of John Ahern Torpie
Official blazon
English *(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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