Michael Henry Brown CNZM OStJ ED (15 April 1936 – 8 January 2024) was a New Zealand Anglican priest.
[3] He saw military service with the Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery between 1955 and 1958, before going on to study at the University of Canterbury, graduating Bachelor of Commerce in 1963, and qualifying as an associate chartered accountant the same year.
[3] He later gained a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of South Bend, Indiana, United States, in 1991.
Brown continued his military involvement with the Royal New Zealand Chaplains Department (RNZChD) between 1967 and 1984, and was awarded the Efficiency Decoration in 1983.
During this period, he was also chaplain to the New Zealand Antarctic Programme,[5] and Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR).
During this time, with the agreement of Archbishop Brian Davis, also Bishop of Wellington, he embarked on a campaign to complete the cathedral.