"My head shall be cut off before allowing you to appoint priests to any parish."
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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.
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