John Joseph Fitzpatrick

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Bishop John Fitzpatrick
Senior posting
Denomination	Catholic Church
See	Galveston-Houston
Title	Bishop of Brownsville
Period in office	1971 — 1991
Consecration	August 28, 1968
Predecessor	Bishop Humberto Medeiros
Successor	Bishop Enrique San Pedro
Religious career
Priestly ordination	December 13, 1942
Previous bishoprics	Titular Bishop of Cenae
Personal
Date of birth	October 12, 1918
Place of birth	Ontario, Canada
Date of death	July 15, 2006
Place of death	Brownsville, Texas

Bishop John Joseph Fitzpatrick (October 12, 1918 in Trenton, Ontario, Canada - July 15, 2006) was an Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Miami (1968-1971) and the third Bishop of the Diocese of Brownsville (1971-1991). He was also the Titular Bishop of Cenae (1968-1971).

He was ordained a priest on December 13, 1942 when he was 24 years old.. He was appointed by Pope Paul VI as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Miami and Titular Bishop of Cenae on June 24, 1968. On August 28, 1968, he was consecrated a bishop by Archbishop Coleman F. Carroll of the Archdiocese of Miami and his co-consecrators were Bishop Joseph Aloysius Durick of the Diocese of Nashville and Joseph Louis Cardinal Bernardin of the Archdiocese of Chicago. In 1971, he was appointed as the third Bishop of the Diocese of Brownsville. On November 30, 1991, he retired as bishop. Bishop Fitzpatrick again filled the role after the 1994 death of his replacement, Bishop Enrique San Pedro S.J., and served for nearly a year until the appointment of Bishop Raymundo J. Pena in 1995.