John Ahern Torpie

{{Short description|Australian Roman Catholic prelate (1910–2000)}}

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| honorific-prefix = His Excellency

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| title = Bishop of Cairns

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| term_start = 14 September 1967

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| term_end = 5 August 1985

| predecessor = Thomas Cahill

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| successor = John Bathersby

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| ordination = 25 November 1934

| ordained_by = James Duhig

| consecration = 30 November 1967

| consecrated_by = Patrick Mary O'Donnell

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1910|8|6}}

| birth_place = Gympie

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John Ahern Torpie (6 August 1910 – 30 December 2000) was an Australian Roman Catholic prelate. He was appointed bishop of Bishop of Cairns from 1967 to 1985. He was the first Catholic bishop to visit Torres Strait Islands. He died in Brisbane on 30 December 2000 at the age of 90.[https://it.findagrave.com/memorial/258607740/john-torpie Bishop John Torpie][https://gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/cair3.htm?tab=bishops Bishop John Ahern Torpie][https://cairns.catholic.org.au/about/history/bishops-of-the-diocese Bishops of the Diocese The Past and Present][https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/255819110?searchTerm=John%20Ahern%20Torpie Bishop Torpie visits York Island]