John Ahern (bishop)
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ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Cloyne
In office30 March 1957 – 17 February 1987
PredecessorJames Roche
John Ahern | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Cloyne | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Cloyne |
| In office | 30 March 1957 – 17 February 1987 |
| Predecessor | James Roche |
| Successor | John Magee |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 31 June 1936 |
| Consecration | 9 June 1957 by Albert Levame |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 August 1911 |
| Died | 25 September 1997 (aged 86) |
John J. Ahern DCL, STL, (1911–1997) was an Irish Roman Catholic clergyman, who served as Bishop of Cloyne from 1957 until 1987.
Born in 1911, a native of Leamlara, near Lisgoold, County Cork, Ahern was ordained in 1936.[1] He was appointed professor of canon law at Maynooth College in 1946.[2] In 1956, he was appointed to the see of Cloyne. He was a council father at the Second Vatican Council.
Ahern retired as bishop in 1987 and died on 25 September 1997.[3] Bishop John Magee succeeded him at Cloyne. The National School in Leamlara, which succeeded the one he attended, is named in his honour.[4]
