Bishop John Brewer (24 November 1929–10 June 2000) was the fourth

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. He was ordained a priest in the

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, where he became Auxiliary Bishop on 28 July 1971. Brewer became Coadjutor Bishop of Lancaster on 15 November 1983 and, upon the retirement of Brian Charles Foley, he became Bishop of Lancaster on 22 May 1985. He died of

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, while still in office, on 10 June 2000 and was succeeded on 4 July 2001 by Patrick O'Donoghue.

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