history, its vision of eternal life. He also stated that the Irish bishops did "an excellent job" in their unsuccessful campaign against the legalization of same-sex marriage in Ireland before May 2015 referendum on the issue. Later appointments On March 9, 2017, Pope Francis appointed Brown as apostolic nuncio to Albania. On September 28, 2020, Pope Francis appointed him as apostolic nuncio to the Philippines. See also List of heads of the diplomatic missions of the Holy See American Catholic bishops serving outside the United States References External links Apostolic Nuncios to Ireland Apostolic Nuncios to Albania Apostolic Nuncios to the Philippines Officials of the Roman Curia Catholic Church sexual abuse scandals in Ireland 21st-century American Roman Catholic titular archbishops People of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York University of Notre Dame alumni University of Toronto alumni Alumni of the University of Oxford Pontifical Atheneum of St. Anselm alumni 1959 births Living people Religious leaders from New York (state) Diplomats of the Holy See