Gerald Arthur Charles Brown (1935–2002) was an

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priest and Archdeacon of Scandinavia and Germany. Crockfords (London, Church House, 1995) He was educated at

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, and was

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in 1958 after a period of study at

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. After a

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, he served as vicar of parishes in

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and

. He later held chaplaincies at

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and

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. Brown also served as Archdeacon of Scandinavia and Germany from 1990 to 1995.

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Alumni of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge Alumni of St Stephen's House, Oxford Archdeacons of Scandinavia and Germany 1935 births 2002 deaths {{ChurchofEngland-archdeacon-stub