Richard Lincoln

Richard Lincoln (1707–1763) was an Irish Roman Catholic bishop.^[1]

Born in Dublin, Lincoln studied in the Irish College in Salamanca. Lincoln was ordained priest in 1730. Lincoln was appointed co-adjutator to Bishop Linegar, and was appointed Archbishop of Dublin in 1757.^[2] He received the degree of Doctor of Divinity (DD). He died in post on 18 June 1763, at Smithfield, Dublin, and was buried in St. James graveyard.

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^ Catholic Hierarchy
^ Brady, W. Maziere (1876a). The Episcopal Succession in England, Scotland and Ireland, A.D. 1400 to 1875. Vol. 1. Rome: Tipografia Della Pace.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by John Linegar	Archbishop of Dublin 1757–1763	Succeeded by Patrick Fitzsimons

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[1] Catholic Hierarchy

[2] Brady, W. Maziere (1876a). The Episcopal Succession in England, Scotland and Ireland, A.D. 1400 to 1875. Vol. 1. Rome: Tipografia Della Pace.

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