Tod Brown

Bishop of Orange in California
Person human Q533219
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Summary

Tod Brown was born on November 15, 1936[1], in San Francisco[2]. He died on October 15, 2023[3], in Orange[4]. He worked as a Catholic priest[5] and Catholic bishop[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (74 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[8]
  • Position held: diocesan bishop[9], Roman Catholic Bishop of Orange[10]
  • Educated at: University of San Francisco[11], St. John's Seminary[12]
  • Religion or worldview: Catholic Church[13]
  • Sex or gender: male[14]
  • Commons category: Tod Brown[15]
  • Honorific prefix: The Most Reverend[16]
  • Family name: Brown[17]
  • Given name: Tod[18], David[19]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[20]
  • Name in native language: Tod Brown[21]
  • Consecrator: William Levada[22], Sylvester William Treinen[23], Thaddeus Anthony Shubsda[24]
  • Social media followers: 19,409[25], 19,541[26], 19,264[27], 18,450[28]

Why It Matters

Tod Brown has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

FAQs

Where was Tod Brown born?

Tod Brown's place of birth was San Francisco[2].

Where did Tod Brown die?

Tod Brown passed away in Orange[4].

What did Tod Brown do for work?

Tod Brown worked as a Catholic priest[5] and Catholic bishop[6].

Where did Tod Brown go to school?

Tod Brown was educated at University of San Francisco[11] and St. John's Seminary[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  2. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  7. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14h ago · Gilldragon · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Find a grave memorial id → 260679744
    Sitelink count → 10
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'fi', 'id', 'it', 'no', 'pl']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Find a grave memorial id: 260679744"
  2. 5w ago · Bargioni · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Orange
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    Position held → diocesan bishop, Roman Catholic Bishop of Orange
    Given name → Tod, David
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/53268|batch #53268]]: add P1810 to P1047"
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