Tod David Brown is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Boise in Idaho from 1989 to 1998 and as bishop of the Diocese of Orange in Southern California from 1998 to 2012.Born and raised in Northern California, Brown studied in California and in Rome before being ordained to the priesthood in 1963. As a priest, Brown held several positions in the Diocese of Monterey. In 1988 Pope John Paul II appointed Brown as bishop of Boise and he was consecrated in April 1989. He was appointed as the third Bishop of Orange in 1998 and held that position until he reached the mandatory retirement age for bishops in 2012.
Brown is known for negotiating a $100 million legal settlement for sexual abuse victims in the Diocese of Orange and for purchasing the Crystal Cathedral for the diocese.
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Some of their strengths
Tod Brown has many admirable traits.
Based on spiritual traditions from around the world, they are someone who can be described as Intense, Passionate, Energetic, Creative, Intelligent, Logical, and Diplomatic.
Intense and Passionate
According to Mysticism’s Astrology tradition, Tod Brown is someone who is an intense, passionate, and intuitive person who is fiercely independent, authentic and direct when engaging with others. A person who is a bit of a "lone wolf".
Charming and Sophisticated
Based on Daoism’s Ba-Zi or ‘Chinese Zodiac’ tradition, people who know Tod Brown well know them as someone who can be classy, glamorous, and worldly, like jewelry.
Ambitious and Forceful
According to Hinduism’s Jyotisha or ‘Vedic Astrology’ tradition, many would also describe Tod Brown as someone who is ambitious, hard-working, determined, and intelligent.
A person who has a knack for identifying opportunities, has amazing concentration and focus, who can work independently, who likes starting new things, and who is somewhat of an intellectual.
Charismatic and Instinctual
Based on the Mayan Tzolk’in or ‘Mayan Astrology’ tradition, Tod Brown is someone who handles stress better than most people, and who tends to have a powerful charisma and convictions.
They are also someone who is active, giving, optimistic, and cheerful, and who possesses a charisma that attracts friends and admirers.
Mysterious and Methodical
According to Judaism’s Kabbalah tradition, Tod Brown tends to be someone who can come across as mysterious and intense, who can be a complex thinker who is methodical and intuitive, and who can overcome challenges that most others would not be able to.
Some of Tod Brown's challenges
While Tod Brown has many strengths, nobody is perfect. They also have some challenging traits they need to manage.
For example, Tod Brown can be Complicated, Brusque, Impulsive, Careless, Relentless, Inflexible, and Irritable.
Complicated and Brusque
One of Tod Brown's key challenges is that they are someone who can be complicated and gruff with others.
Relentless and Inflexible
Tod Brown is someone who can be relentless, obsessive, and inflexible, who can be confrontational with work colleagues, can have difficulty communicating feelings and be somewhat reclusive, and who can be self-destructive, overindulgent, and extravagant.
Sensitive and Aggressive
Finally, Tod Brown also can be too "touchy-feely", have a hard time expressing feelings, be too aggressive and headstrong, and be too unforgiving of others' mistakes.