John Brett (bishop)

{{Short description|Irish Roman Catholic clergyman}}{{Infobox Christian leader | type = Bishop | name = John Brett | honorific_suffix = [[Dominican Order|O.P.]] | title = Bishop of Elphin | church = [[Catholic Church]] | diocese = [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Elphin|Diocese of Elphin]] | term = 28 August 1748 – 22 June 1756 | predecessor = [[Patrick French (bishop)|Patrick French]] | successor = [[James O'Fallon]] | previous_post = [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Killala|Bishop of Killala]] <small>(1743-1748)</small> | consecration = 8 September 1743 | consecrated_by = {{ill|Antonio Saverio Gentili|it}} | death_date = {{death date|1756|6|22|df=y}} }} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}} {{Use Hiberno-English|date=January 2020}} '''John Brett''' O.P. (?– 22 June 1756) was an [[Irish people|Irish]] [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] clergyman who served as the [[Bishop of Killala]] from 1743 to 1748 and as [[Bishop of Elphin]] from 1748 to 1756.<ref name="brett">[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bbrett.html Bishop John Brett]. ''Catholic Hierarchy website''. Retrieved 30 August 2011.</ref>

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{{S-start}} {{S-rel|ca}} {{Succession box | before = [[Bernard O'Rourke (bishop)|Bernard O'Rourke]] | title = [[Bishop of Killala]] | years = 1743–1748 | after = [[Michael Skerrett]] }} {{Succession box | before = [[Patrick French (bishop)]] | title = [[Bishop of Elphin]] | years = 1748–1756 | after = [[James O'Fallon]] }} {{End}}

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