Alan McIntosh Gates (born March 25, 1958) served as the sixteenth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts.
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 as the rector of St. Paul's Church in Cleveland Heights until his election as bishop in 2014.
He serves on the Episcopal Church's Standing Commission on World Mission, and is a member of Bishops United Against Gun Violence.