Rev. Msgr. John J. Brown

Deceased: 2017-03-03

Diocese: BROOKLYN

Seminary Graduation Year: 1983

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Msgr. John J. Brown, former pastor of St. Francis de Sales parish, Belle Harbor, died on Friday, March 3, 2017 at Maimonides Hospital, Borough Park, after a brief illness.  Monsignor Brown was born on February 22, 1957.

Msgr. Brown attended St. Michael’s School, Sunset Park; Cathedral Prep, Brooklyn; Cathedral College, Douglaston; and North American College, Rome. He was ordained June 25, 1983 by Bishop Francis J. Mugavero in the chapel at Cathedral College, Douglaston. He did post-ordination studies at the Gregorian University, Rome.

After further studies at The Catholic University, Washington, D.C., he was named vice chancellor for the diocese in 1992 and served as director of the Office of Clergy Personnel from 1997 to 2006.Msgr. Brown is survived by his brother James and his family who live in England.

A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at St. Thomas Aquinas Church; Auxiliary Bishop Raymond Chappetto, celebrant.

Please pray for the repose of his soul and for the consolation of his family and friends. May he rest in the peace of Christ, the Risen Lord.