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Vincent DePaul Breen (December 24, 1936 – March 30, 2003) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as the third bishop of the Diocese of Metuchen in central New Jersey from 1997 until his resignation in 2002.

Breen was born in 1936 in Brooklyn, New York, to Edward and Irene (née Conway) Breen and attended St. Francis Preparatory School. He continued his studies at Cathedral College in Douglaston, Queens. After two years of studies he was sent to Rome where he attended the Pontifical Gregorian University and resided at the Pontifical North American College.

On July 15, 1962, Breen was ordained a priest in the Basilica of the Twelve Apostles, Rome. A year later, he graduated from the North American College, Gregorian University, Rome, with a licentiate in sacred theology.

Breen worked as a parish priest in the Diocese of Brooklyn for a short period of time and then was quickly appointed to be assistant superintendent of education for the Diocese of Brooklyn. He became an honorary prelate (monsignor) in 1977 and in 1978 he was appointed as the Superintendent of Education for the Diocese of Brooklyn. He was subsequently elevated to the position of Vicar for Education of the diocese.

In July 1997, Pope John Paul II appointed Breen to be the Bishop of Metuchen and he was consecrated a bishop by the then Archbishop of Newark, Theodore McCarrick.

Breen died of pneumonia in 2003, aged 66, following a long illness consistent with Alzheimer's disease.

References

1. 2002 Catholic Almanac p. 417
2. "History of the Diocese of Metuchen". Diocese of Metuchen. Retrieved 2008-08-26.

v t e Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn
Bishops	Ordinaries John Loughlin Charles Edward McDonnell Thomas Edmund Molloy Bryan Joseph McEntegart Francis Mugavero Thomas Vose Daily Nicholas Anthony DiMarzio Robert J. Brennan Auxiliary bishops Gerald Barbarito Anthony Bevilacqua John Joseph Boardman Frank Joseph Caggiano Ignatius Anthony Catanello Raymond Francis Chappetto Octavio Cisneros Joseph Peter Michael Denning Raymond Augustine Kearney Charles Richard Mulrooney George Mundelein Edmund Joseph Reilly Paul Robert Sanchez Guy Sansaricq John J. Snyder Joseph Michael Sullivan René Arnold Valero Bishops who served as priests in the diocese Vincent DePaul Breen Edward Bernard Scharfenberger
Churches	List List of churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn Cathedral Cathedral Basilica of St. James, Brooklyn Co-cathedral Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph, Brooklyn Basilicas Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Brooklyn Basilica of Regina Pacis, Brooklyn Parishes Church of St. Francis of Assisi and St. Blaise, Brooklyn Church of the Holy Innocents, Brooklyn Holy Cross Church, Queens Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, Queens Our Lady of Mount Carmel Our Lady of Victory Church, Brooklyn Queen of All Saints Church, Brooklyn St. Adalbert, Queens St. Barbara's Church, Brooklyn Saint Benedict Joseph Labre Church, Queens Saint Cecilia's Catholic Church, Brooklyn St. Michael's Church, Brooklyn St. Sebastian Church, Queens St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, Queens Transfiguration, Queens St. Matthias Church, Queens Former parishes Church of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, Brooklyn St. Blaise's Church, Brooklyn St. Monica's Church, Queens
Education	Seminary Cathedral Preparatory School and Seminary, Queens High schools, Brooklyn (diocesan and independent) Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School Cristo Rey Brooklyn High School Fontbonne Hall Academy Nazareth Regional High School St. Edmund Preparatory High School Saint Saviour High School of Brooklyn Xaverian High School High schools, Queens (diocesan and independent) Archbishop Molloy High School Cathedral Preparatory School and Seminary Christ the King Regional High School Holy Cross High School Monsignor McClancy Memorial High School St. Francis Preparatory School St. John's Preparatory School The Mary Louis Academy High schools, former Bishop Ford Central Catholic High School, Brooklyn Bishop Kearney High School Catherine McAuley High School Dominican Commercial High School St. Agnes High School St. Joseph High School, Brooklyn Stella Maris High School
Miscellany	Other DeMarco v. Holy Cross High School Holy Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn New Evangelization Television St. Charles Cemetery St. Vincent's Catholic Medical Center The Tablet
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v t e Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen
Ordinaries	Bishops Theodore McCarrick Edward Hughes Vincent DePaul Breen Paul Gregory Bootkoski James F. Checchio
Churches	Cathedral St. Francis of Assisi Cathedral, Metuchen Parishes St. James Catholic Church, Woodbridge St. Mary's Church, South River
Education	Seminary Saint Joseph's Seminary (defunct) High schools Cardinal McCarrick High School, South Amboy Immaculata High School, Somerville Mount St. Mary Academy, Watchung St. Joseph High School, Metuchen St. Thomas Aquinas, Edison
Other	Hospital, sponsored Saint Peter's University Hospital, New Brunswick
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• 1936 births
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• Religious leaders from Brooklyn
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• St. Francis Preparatory School alumni
• Religious leaders from New York (state)
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• 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the United States