Vincent DePaul Breen

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.

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.

He became an honorary prelate (monsignor) in 1977 and in 1978 he was appointed as the Superintendent of Education for the Diocese of Brooklyn.

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