Scott Brown (Royal Navy chaplain)

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Scott Brown

CBE
Chaplain of the Fleet
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Brown in 2014
Church Church of Scotland
In office2010 to 2014
Predecessor John Green
Successor Ian Wheatley
Orders
Ordination1993
Personal details
Born
Scott James Brown

(1968-05-16) 16 May 1968 (age 56)
Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland,
Denomination Presbyterianism
Spouse
Colin Fleming
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(m. 2006)​
Alma mater University of Aberdeen

Scott James Brown, CBE (born 16 May 1968), is a Church of Scotland minister and former Royal Navy chaplain. [1] From 2010 to 2014, he served as Chaplain of the Fleet and was therefore the senior military chaplain in the Royal Navy.

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Early life

Scott was born in Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland, on 16 May 1968, the son of Margaret and Jim Brown of Hamilton. Educated at Hamilton Grammar School and Bell College of Technology. [2] He graduated from the University of Aberdeen with a Bachelor of Divinity (BD) degree in 1992. [2] While studying at university, he was also a member of the Aberdeen URNU. [3]

Career

Following graduation, Brown underwent an assistantship at St Andrew's West, Falkirk, from 1992 to 1993. He was ordained by the Church of Scotland in 1993 by the Presbytery of Hamilton. [4]

Military career

Brown joined the Royal Navy in April 1993 and served in the ships of the Commodore Minewarfare, Fishery Protection and Diving, HMS Raleigh, HMS Neptune, and HMS Sultan. He then served on exchange with the Royal Australian Navy and then in HMS Cardiff, HMS Kent, and HMS Iron Duke. He then served with the Command Training Group, and was Staff Chaplain to the Chaplain of the Fleet. From 1999 to 2000, he served as Chaplain to the Very Reverend Dr John Cairns during his term as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. [4]

He was promoted Principal Chaplain in 2007. [5] He was appointed at the same time to be an Honorary Chaplain to the Queen (QHC). [2] On 1 November 2010, he was appointed Chaplain of the Fleet, [6] and accorded the equivalent rank of a Rear Admiral. [7] He retired in January 2015. [8]

Post Military and Personal

Brown married Colin Fleming in 2006. [1]

Brown was inducted to the parishes of Buchlyvie and Gartmore in March 2019, and demitted in September 2023.

Brown was appointed as National Chaplain of the Royal British Legion in September 2023.

Honours and decorations

Brown was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2014 New Year Honours. [9] He is a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal and the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 ‘BROWN, Rev. Scott James’, Who's Who 2013, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2013; online edn, Oxford University Press, December 2012; online edn, November 2012 accessed 25 May 2013
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Rev Scott Brown recognised in the New Year Honours lists". The Church of Scotland. 6 January 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  3. ↑ "Rev Scott Brown URNU Twitter Post". Twitter. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  4. 1 2 Boyd, Charlie (18 August 2010). "Church of Scotland minister to take up top Royal Navy chaplaincy post". Christian Today. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  5. ↑ "CBE for Chaplain of the Fleet". Life and Work. 7 January 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  6. ↑ "No. 59593". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 November 2010. p. 21037.
  7. ↑ "Chaplain of the Fleet". Royal Navy. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  8. ↑ "Royal Navy's Chaplain of the Fleet retires from service". News. Royal Navy. 5 January 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  9. ↑ "No. 60728". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2013. p. 5.
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