Father Douglas Brown
Diocese of Brooklyn
Ordained: 1963
Died: 1996
Assigned as follows:
- 1964-1968: Epiphany (Brooklyn, NY)
- 1969-1976: English Cursillo (Brooklyn, NY)
- 1977: Chairman, Diocese of Brooklyn Personnel Board
- 1977-1979: Holy Name (Brooklyn, NY)
- 1977-1981: Director, Brooklyn Diocesan Institute of Languages
- 1977-1993: Diocese of Brooklyn Retirement Board
- 1978: Secretary for the Ordinary for Personnel
- 1979-1992: Chairman, Diocese of Brooklyn Personnel Board
- 1980-1983: Secretary for the Ordinary for Personnel
- 1980-1996: St. Ephrem’s (Brooklyn, NY)
- 1982-1992: Diocese of Brooklyn Personnel Office
Summary of Abuse Allegations against Father Douglas Brown:
According to media reports, in 2019, Fr. Douglas Brown was named on the Diocese of Brooklyn’s list of clergy credibly accused of sexual abuse of minors in the subsection “Diocese of Brooklyn Clergy Who Were Deceased/or Resigned Prior to a Finding of Credibility”. The details of the allegations, including information about the age/gender of his alleged victim/victims, the nature of the alleged sexual abuse, or Brown’s assignments at the time of the alleged abuse is unknown.
Brown died in 1996.
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