John J. Ahern DCL, STL, (1911–1997) was an Irish Roman Catholic clergyman, who served as

Bishop of Cloyne The Bishop of Cloyne is an episcopal title that takes its name after the small town of Cloyne in County Cork, Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church, it is a separate title; but, in the Church of Ireland, it has been united with other bishopri ...

from 1957 until 1987. Born in 1911, a native of Leamlara, near Midleton, County Cork, Ahern was ordained in 1936. He was appointed professor of canon law at

Maynooth College St Patrick's Pontifical University, Maynooth (), is a pontifical Catholic university in the town of Maynooth near Dublin, Ireland. The college and national seminary on its grounds are often referred to as Maynooth College. The college was of ...

in 1946. In 1956, he was appointed to the see of Cloyne. He was a council father at the

Second Vatican Council The Second Ecumenical Council of the Vatican, commonly known as the or , was the 21st and most recent ecumenical council of the Catholic Church. The council met each autumn from 1962 to 1965 in St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City for session ...

. Ahern retired as bishop in 1987 and died on 25 September 1997. Bishop John Magee succeeded him at Cloyne. The National School in Leamlara, which succeeded the one he attended, is named in his honour.Bishop Ahern National School
www.bishopahern.ie

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20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Ireland Alumni of St Patrick's College, Maynooth People from Midleton Christian clergy from County Cork 1911 births 1997 deaths {{Ireland-RC-bishop-stub