Episcopal Diocese of Northern Indiana ArchivesMain MenuIntroduction to the CollectionBishops of the Diocese of IndianaBishops of the Diocese of Northern IndianaParishes and MissionsConventionsOrdinations and PostulantsCamps and YouthEcumenical ServicesDiocesan Officers and GovernanceWomen's Auxiliary - Episcopal Church WomenMiscellaneousJohn David Beatty85388be94808daa88b6f1a0c89beb70cd0fac252
Rev. Leo Maxwell Brown
12020-11-16T11:50:20-08:00John David Beatty85388be94808daa88b6f1a0c89beb70cd0fac252327161plain2020-11-16T11:50:20-08:00John David Beatty85388be94808daa88b6f1a0c89beb70cd0fac252The Rev. Leo Maxwell Brown was born in Mishawaka, Indiana, on 25 February 1915, the son of Elmer Lewis and Mable Grace (Ledgerwood) Brown. He received a degree from Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti in 1939, and studied theology at the Church Divinity School of the Pacific, graduating in 1943, the same year he was ordained both a deacon and priest. He married Catherine Mary Woodward on 28 June 1941. He was rector of St. Andrew's in Taft, California, from 1943 to 1945. He then became priest-in-charge of St. Thomas Church in Avenal, California, from 1944 to 1945, holding several diocesan offices. He came to Michigan after World War II, serving at Good Shepherd in Allegan from 1945 to 1950, as well as priest-in-charge of St. Francis in Orangeville, Michigan, from 1946 to 1950. He then moved to Coldwater to become rector of St. Mark's from 1950 to 1960, during which time he helped organize Holy Family Church in Angola, Indiana. He moved to Waukesha, Wisconsin, in 1963 as rector of St. Matthias, remaining there until 1980. During these years he taught classes at Nashotah House. In 1980 he returned to Indiana as vicar of Holy Family in Angola, remaining there until his retirement in 1985. He then moved back to Wisconsin, where he served various interim rectorships. He died in Madison, Wisconsin, on 13 January 2004 and was buried in Forest Hill Cemetery in Madison.
