He is a Massachusetts native and graduate of Middlebury College. Prior to seminary he was a Russian language translator, researcher and intelligence analyst for the U.S. Department of Defense, including a tour of duty at the State Department. After studies at Episcopal Divinity School he was ordained to the diaconate on June 13, 1987, and to the priesthood on March 26, 1988. He served congregations in the Episcopal dioceses of Massachusetts, Western Massachusetts and Chicago prior to his call to Ohio in 2004. He served as the rector of St. Paul's Church in Cleveland Heights until his election as bishop in 2014.[2] He was consecrated as a bishop on September 13, 2014.
Bishop Gates is currently on the board of the Anglican Theological Review. He serves on the Episcopal Church's Standing Commission on World Mission, and is a member of Bishops United Against Gun Violence. He and his spouse, Patricia J. Harvey, have two adult children.
alan, gates, alan, mcintosh, gates, born, march, 1958, sixteenth, current, bishop, episcopal, diocese, massachusetts, right, reverendbishop, massachusettschurchepiscopal, churchdiocesemassachusettselectedapril, 2014in, office2014, presentpredecessorm, thomas, . Alan McIntosh Gates born March 25 1958 is the sixteenth and current bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts 1 The Right ReverendAlan M GatesBishop of MassachusettsChurchEpiscopal ChurchDioceseMassachusettsElectedApril 5 2014In office2014 presentPredecessorM Thomas ShawOrdersOrdinationJune 13 1987 deacon March 26 1988 priest ConsecrationSeptember 13 2014by Stephen T LanePersonal detailsBorn 1958 03 25 March 25 1958 age 66 Massachusetts United StatesNationalityAmericanDenominationAnglicanSpousePatricia J HarveyChildren2 Contents 1 Biography 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksBiography editHe is a Massachusetts native and graduate of Middlebury College Prior to seminary he was a Russian language translator researcher and intelligence analyst for the U S Department of Defense including a tour of duty at the State Department After studies at Episcopal Divinity School he was ordained to the diaconate on June 13 1987 and to the priesthood on March 26 1988 He served congregations in the Episcopal dioceses of Massachusetts Western Massachusetts and Chicago prior to his call to Ohio in 2004 He served as the rector of St Paul s Church in Cleveland Heights until his election as bishop in 2014 2 He was consecrated as a bishop on September 13 2014 Bishop Gates is currently on the board of the Anglican Theological Review He serves on the Episcopal Church s Standing Commission on World Mission and is a member of Bishops United Against Gun Violence He and his spouse Patricia J Harvey have two adult children See also editList of Episcopal bishops of the United States Historical list of the Episcopal bishops of the United StatesReferences edit Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts Ordination and consecration of Alan McIntosh Gates Accessed 26 June 2015 Cleveland Heights priest picked to lead Episcopal diocese in Massachusetts cleveland com Retrieved 2018 08 28 External links editAlan Gates of Ohio elected bishop of Diocese of Massachusetts Massachusetts diocese ordains Alan M Gates as bishop nbsp This article about an American Episcopal or Anglican bishop is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alan M Gates amp oldid 1154161711, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
