# John Linegar

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Irish Roman Catholic bishop

John Linegar Archbishop of Dublin Church Catholic Church Archdiocese Archdiocese of Dublin In office 20 March 1734 – 21 June 1757 Predecessor Luke Fagan Successor Richard Lincoln Orders Ordination 31 December 1694 by Francisco de Lima [pt] Personal details Born 1671 (1671) Broadstone, Dublin, County Dublin, Kingdom of Ireland Died 21 June 1757(1757-06-21) (aged 85–86) Dublin, County Dublin, Kingdom of Ireland

**John Linegar** (1671 in [Dublin](/source/Dublin) – 1757 in Dublin) was an [Irish](/source/Ireland) [Roman Catholic](/source/Roman_Catholic) [bishop](/source/Bishop) in the mid 18th century.[1]

Linegar was born in [Broadstone, Dublin](/source/Broadstone%2C_Dublin) and [ordained](/source/Ordained) [priest](/source/Priest) in 1694. He trained for the priesthood in the [Irish College at Lisbon](/source/Irish_College_at_Lisbon), and he served as a curate in [St. Michan's Catholic Church, Dublin](/source/St._Michan's_Catholic_Church%2C_Dublin). He was appointed [Archbishop of Dublin](/source/Archbishop_of_Dublin_(Roman_Catholic)) in 1734.[2] He died in post on 21 June 1757.

## Notes

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Catholic Hierarchy](https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/blinegar.html)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Brady, W. Maziere](/source/William_Maziere_Brady) (1876a). [*The Episcopal Succession in England, Scotland and Ireland, A.D. 1400 to 1875*](https://archive.org/details/a548648301braduoft/page/n369/mode/2up). Vol. 1. Rome: Tipografia Della Pace.

Catholic Church titles Preceded by Luke Fagan Archbishop of Dublin 1734–1757 Succeeded by Richard Lincoln

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