Jean-Olivier Briand

Jean-Olivier Briand (23 January 1715 – 25 June 1794) was a French prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the bishop of the Diocese of Quebec.

Quotes

• My head shall be cut off before allowing you to appoint priests to any parish.
  • Archdiocese of Quebec Catholic Encyclopedia

Quotes about Jean-Olivier Briand

• Briand was a strenuous worker, self-possessed, tactful, and devoted.
  • Lionel Lindsay, Joseph Olivier Briand (1913) Catholic Encyclopedia

• He united firmness with the respect of civil authority.
  • Henry Arthur Scott, Archdiocese of Quebec (1913) Catholic Encyclopedia