Background
Donovan, Herbert Alcorn was born on July 14, 1931 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Herbert Alcorn and Marion Mitchell (Kirk) Donovan.
Donovan, Herbert Alcorn was born on July 14, 1931 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Herbert Alcorn and Marion Mitchell (Kirk) Donovan.
Bachelor of Arts, University Virginia, 1954; Master of Divinity, Virginia Theological Seminary, 1957; honorary Doctor of Divinity, Virginia Theological Seminary, 1981; honorary Doctor of Divinity, U. South, 1985.
Rector, St. John's Church, Green River, Wyoming, 1957-1959;
vicar, rector, St. Andrew's Church, Basin-Greybull, Wyoming, 1959-1964;
Executive officer, Diocese of Kentucky, Louisville, 1964-1970;
rector, St. Luke's Church, Montclair, New Jersey, 1970-1980;
bishop, Diocese of Arkansas, Little Rock, since 1980;
secretary, House of Bishops, since 1986. Chairman advisory council Arkansas Conference Churches and Synagogues, Little Rock, 1983-1984. Chairman of the Board Heifer Project International, Little Rock, 1985-1987.
Visiting fellow Harvard Divinity School, 1987.
Trustee U. South, Sewanee, Tennessee, since 1980. Board directors All Saints School, Vicksburg, Mississippi, since 1980. Fellow College of Preachers.
Married Mary Gertrude Sudman, July 7, 1959. Children— Mary Ellen, Herbert Alcorn III, Jane.