The Rt. Rev. Kai Ryan
Province VII – Diocese of Texas
Kathryn “Kai” McCrossen Ryan was born in Raton, New Mexico and was baptized at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church. Camping ministry, the Happening movement and parish committee work, especially resettling a refugee family, nurtured her faith and her leadership gifts.
Attending Albuquerque public schools, she pursued her fondness for athletics by competing in gymnastics, track and cross-country. She graduated from Sewanee with a BA in Philosophy in 1986. While there she met her husband, Tim. They married in 1989 and have 2 children.
She returned to Albuquerque to gain employment experience before seeking ordination. She received her Master of Divinity from the Seminary of the Southwest, served 20 years in parish ministry – 14 years as rector of Ascension Church in Dallas, learning from brothers and sisters of other cultures how to lead a multi-ethnic community.
As Canon to the Ordinary for the Diocese of Texas 2014-2018, she led the ministry staff as they sought to implement the diocesan vision. Elected Bishop Suffragan at the Diocese of Texas Diocesan Council in February 2019, she was consecrated by Presiding Bishop Michael Curry on June 1, 2019.
