Education
Brown was educated at Durham University.
Brown was educated at Durham University.
After a curacy at Street Laurence Chorley he was vicar of Whittle-le-Woods. Following this he was vicar of Street Thomas", Halliwell, Bolton and then (his final appointment before his ordination to the episcopate) rural dean of Ashton-under-Lyne. In retirement he continued to serve as an assistant bishop in the Diocese of Liverpool until 2003.
As of 2011, Brown had returned to live in Chester, but there is no confirmation that he is licensed as a bishop in that diocese.