Peter Brown (bishop)

(born 8 November 1947) is a New Zealand-born prelate who served as the second bishop of the Diocese of Samoa-Pago Pago in American Samoa from 2013 until 2023.

[1] He attended Marist Brothers primary and secondary schools, then worked in secular jobs.

[2] [3] For seven years Brown worked as a religious brother in different communities, then traveled to Samoa to help out at the Redemptorist mission there.

[2] He served as a missionary on Savaii Island, Safotu, then later as a chaplain for migrants in Auckland, New Zealand.

Brown served as a parish priest in Clover Park, South Auckland, before being elected as the Redemptorist's regional superior.