The Passing of Msgr. John J. Brown

Most Reverend Nicholas DiMarzio, Bishop of Brooklyn, regrets to inform you of the death of Reverend Monsignor John J. Brown, a priest of the Diocese of Brooklyn ministering as Pastor of Saint. Thomas Aquinas, Flatlands. Monsignor Brown was born on February 22, 1957 in Brooklyn, New York, was ordained to the Priesthood on June 25, 1983, and died Friday, March 3, 2017, at Maimonides Medical Center.

Monsignor Brown served the Diocese of Brooklyn as Pastor of Saint Thomas Aquinas (Flatlands), Saint Francis de Sales (Belle Harbor), as an Administrator of Queen of All Saints (Brooklyn), and as Parochial Vicar of Saint Clare (Rosedale) and Saint Joseph (Long Island City). He was appointed Vice-Chancellor, Director of Office for Clergy Personnel, Chairman of the Committee for Long Term Disability Program for Priests and as Dean of the Brooklyn 11 Deanery. On March 10, 1999, he was named Prelate of Honor to His Holiness.

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