John Briggs (bishop)

The Right Reverend John Briggs
Bishop of Beverley

Church	Roman Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Beverley
Appointed	29 September 1850
Term ended	17 September 1860
Successor	Robert Cornthwaite
Orders
Ordination	19 July 1814 (priest) by William Gibson
Consecration	29 June 1833 (bishop) by Thomas Penswick
Personal details
Born	20 May 1789 Barton Moss, near Eccles, England
Died	4 January 1861 (aged 72) York, England
Buried	St. Leonard's Chapel, Hazlewood, near Tadcaster, England
Nationality	English
Denomination	Roman Catholic

John Briggs (20 May 1789 – 4 January 1861) was an English prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the first Bishop of Beverley from 1850 to 1860.

John Briggs was born in Barton Moss, near Eccles, Lancashire, England. He began training for the priesthood, aged 15, at Ushaw College in County Durham. He received the Tonsure and the four Minor Orders on 14 December 1804. Afterwards, he was ordained a subdeacon on 19 December 1812, a deacon on 3 April 1813, and a priest on 19 July 1814; all ordinations by William Gibson, Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District. Briggs left the college in 1816, but returned when elected President of Ushaw College on 28 March 1828. He remained at the college until 11 August 1832.

On 22 January 1833, he was appointed Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District. He received his episcopal consecration at Ushaw College on 29 June 1833, the principal consecrator was Bishop Thomas Penswick, Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District, and the principal co-consecrators were Bishop Peter Augustine Baines, Vicar Apostolic of the Western District and Bishop Thomas Walsh, Vicar Apostolic of the Midland District.