Kee Sloan
John McKee "Kee" Sloan (born November 13, 1955)[1] is an American prelate who served most recently as the eleventh Bishop of Alabama.
The Right Reverend John McKee Sloan M.Div. | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Alabama | |
| Church | Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | Alabama |
| Elected | July 16, 2011 |
| In office | 2012–2021 |
| Predecessor | Henry N. Parsley, Jr. |
| Successor | Glenda S. Curry |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1982 |
| Consecration | January 12, 2008 by Katharine Jefferts Schori |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 13, 1955 |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | Episcopalian |
| Spouse | Tina Brown |
| Children | 2 |
| Previous post(s) | Suffragan Bishop of Alabama (2008-2012) |
Biography
A native of Vicksburg, Mississippi, Sloan received his Bachelor of Science degree in Sociology from Mississippi State University in 1976 and his Master of Divinity degree from the School of Theology at the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee, in 1981.
Before being elected Alabama’s Bishop Suffragan in 2008, Sloan served as Curate for Holy Cross in Olive Branch and St. Timothy’s in Horn Lake, Mississippi (1981–83; both in the Memphis, Tennessee metropolitan area); as Vicar of the Church of the Incarnation in West Point, Mississippi (1983–86); as Rector of All Saints’ Episcopal Church in Grenada, Mississippi (1986–90); as Chaplain at the University of Mississippi and Assistant Rector at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Oxford, Mississippi (1990–93); and as Rector of St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church in Huntsville, Alabama (1993–2007). In 2011, Sloan was elected as the 11th Diocesan Bishop of the Diocese of Alabama, being invested in January, 2012.[2]
In 1987, Sloan married the former Tina Brown of Leland, Mississippi; they met at a Special Session, a summer camp for people with mental and physical disabilities at Camp Bratton-Green, the Episcopal church camp in the Mississippi diocese. In 1989 their son McKee was born, and in 1994 their daughter Mary Nell was born.
Sloan has participated in many mission trips to Honduras. Within the diocese, Sloan has previously served as director of Special Session, housed at the diocese's Camp McDowell, after founding the program in the Diocese of Alabama.[3]
Kee Sloan is the author of two semi-autobiographical books, Jabbok[4] and its sequel Beulah.[5]
Sloan retired from the Alabama diocese in January 2021, his successor, Glenda S. Curry, having been elected and consecrated during 2020.[6]
See also
References
- Episcopal Clerical Directory 2013 (2013). New York: Church Publishing Inc. ISBN 978-0-89869-888-6, p. 886.
- ENS Staff (07-17-2011), "John McKee Sloan elected 11th bishop of Alabama". Episcopal News Service. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
- "Carpenter House - The Rt. Rev. John McKee Sloan". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- Campbell, Kay (2014-10-15). "Why did Bishop Kee Sloan write a book? Here's the backstory on 'Jabbok'". al. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
- "Kee Sloan". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
- Garrison, Greg (27 June 2020). "First woman bishop takes office for Diocese of Alabama". AL.com. Retrieved 29 December 2020.