Background
Slee was born on 10 November 1945 in West London, as the son of a policeman.
Slee was born on 10 November 1945 in West London, as the son of a policeman.
He then studied for ordination at Street Augustine"s College, Canterbury.
He gave his backing to Jeffrey John"s nomination as a bishop in 2003 and was opposited to the use of the hymn "Jerusalem" in church. Slee was ordained in 1970 and was a curate at Street Francis" Heartsease, Norwich. His next positions were a curacy at Great Street Mary"s in Cambridge and chaplain of Girton College (1973-1976), chaplain of King"s College London (1976–1982) as well as chief coach to the college"s boat club, a role he continued after becoming a residential canon and Sub-Dean of Street Albans Cathedral (1982-1994).
Slee became Provost of Southwark Cathedral in 1994, a title which was changed to Dean of Southwark in 1999.
Whilst in post, he oversaw the building of a new library, conference centre and refectory. In June 2010 he invited Katharine Jefferts Schori to preach at Southwark Cathedral.
Slee became a trustee of the Millennium Bridge and chaplain to Shakespeare"s Globe. In 1995 he was elected to General Synod, serving until his death.
In 2007 conservatives successfully opposed his appointment as Bishop of Christchurch in New Zealand.
Slee died in November 2010 of pancreatic cancer.
He was also a member of the Crown Nominations Committee from 2006 onwards, chairman of the Tutu Foundation and involved in the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Fellowship, the British School of Osteopathy and the International Network Focus on New Religious Movements (INFORM).