The Right Reverend John Neil Alexander | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Atlanta | |
| Church | Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | Atlanta |
| Elected | March 31, 2001 |
| In office | 2001–2012 |
| Predecessor | Frank Allan |
| Successor | Rob Wright |
| Other post(s) | Dean of School of Theology, Sewanee (2012-2020) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1988 by G. P. Mellick Belshaw |
| Consecration | July 7, 2001 by Frank Griswold |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 23, 1954 |
| Denomination | Anglican (prev. Lutheran) |
| Spouse | Lynn Tesh Alexander |
| Children | 3 |
John Neil Alexander (born January 23, 1954) is a bishop and the Custodian of the Standard Book of Common Prayer in The Episcopal Church.[1] He is Professor of Liturgy, Emeritus, and Quintard Professor of Theology, Emeritus, in the School of Theology of the University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee. He served as dean of the School of Theology at the University of the South from 2012 to 2020, and is Dean Emeritus. From 2001 to 2012, he was the 9th Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta.
As one in a series of appointments to positions of churchwide service, the House of Bishops also appointed the Rt. Rev. Neil Alexander, former Bishop of Atlanta and dean and president of the School of Theology at Sewanee, as the Custodian of The Book of Common Prayer.