The Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles is a community of 48,874

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in 147 congregations, 40 schools, and 18 major institutions, spanning all of

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, Santa Barbara, and Ventura counties, and part of

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. One of the U.S.-based Episcopal Church's 110

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spanning 16 nations, the Diocese of Los Angeles was established in 1895 by vote of the General Convention of the national church. The diocese's first convention was held in 1896. The diocese is led by its

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, presently the Rt. Rev. John H. Taylor; its administrative hub is St. Paul’s Commons, located in the

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district of

. St. John's Cathedral is the

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of the diocese and the center for major diocesan liturgical functions. The common ministry of the diocese is guided by its convention, held annually. Between annual meetings, the work of convention is overseen by the diocesan council, which meets usually the first or second Thursday of each month at St. Paul’s Commons.

Bishops of Los Angeles

Diocesan bishops

# Joseph Horsfall Johnson (1895–1928) # W. Bertrand Stevens (1928–1947, Coadjutor 1920–1928) # Francis Eric Bloy (1948–1973) # Robert Claflin Rusack (1974–1986, Coadjutor 1972–1974) # Frederick Houk Borsch (1988–2002) # J. Jon Bruno (2002–2017, Coadjutor 2000–2002) # John Taylor (2017–present, Coadjutor 2016–2017)

Suffragan bishops

* Robert B. Gooden (1930–1947) * Donald J. Campbell (1949–1959) * Ivol I. Curtis (1960–1964) * Robert Claflin Rusack (1964–1973) * Oliver B. Garver, Jr. (1985–1990) * Chester L. Talton (1991–2010) * Diane Jardine Bruce (2010–2021) * Mary Douglas Glasspool (2010–2016)

Notable parishes

* St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Glendale * All Saints Episcopal Church, Pasadena * St. James' Episcopal Church, South Pasadena * All Saints' Episcopal Church, Beverly Hills * Cathedral Center of St. Paul, Los Angeles * St. John's Cathedral, Los Angeles * St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Long Beach * St. Thomas the Apostle, Hollywood * Church of the Epiphany, Lincoln Heights

Education

Schools include St. James' Episcopal School, an elementary school which opened in 1968. It has 344 students on roll of varying economic, ethnic, racial and social backgrounds.

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References

External links

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Parishes of the Diocese of Los Angeles

Church (United States) website

Anglican Communion website

Cathedrals of California
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Journal of the Annual Convention, Diocese of Los Angeles
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Christianity in Los Angeles Diocese of Los Angeles Religious organizations established in 1895 Anglican dioceses established in the 19th century 1895 establishments in California Province 8 of the Episcopal Church (United States)