John Young (1746–1813) was an Irish Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Limerick from 1796 to 1813.

his early education was in Limerick and he later left to study at the Pastoral College of the Irish, Louvain, where he received an M.A.

[2] On 3 January 1793, he was appointed coadjutor to the Bishop of Limerick and subsequently consecrated by Archbishop Bray of Cashel on 20 May.

One issue he was particularly well known for was his opposition to the proposal that Catholic priests receive a state salary in return for a government veto on bishops.

He died on 22 September 1813, at Park House, Corbally and is buried in St. Patrick’s cemetery, off the Tipperary road.