John-David Mercer Schofield (October 6, 1938 – October 29, 2013) was a bishop-in-residence in the

Anglican Church in North America The Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) is a Christian denomination in the Anglican tradition in the United States and Canada. It also includes ten congregations in Mexico, two mission churches in Guatemala, and a missionary diocese in Cuba ...

(ACNA). Schofield was the rector of St. Columba's

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in the

Episcopal Diocese of California The Episcopal Diocese of California is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America (ECUSA) in Northern California. The founding Episcopal diocese in the state, once encompassing all of Californi ...

. He served as the fourth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of San Joaquin, from October 9, 1988, to October 22, 2011, when the diocese was part of the Episcopal Church. In 2007, due to theological disagreements, Schofield led the majority of the diocese to join the

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and become the

Anglican Diocese of San Joaquin The Anglican Diocese of San Joaquin (ADSJ) is a diocese in the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA). It came into being after a majority of congregants in the Episcopal Diocese of San Joaquin separated from the Episcopal Church in 2007. Prior ...

. The diocese was a founding member of the Anglican Church in North America in June 2009. He served as the first bishop of the Anglican Diocese of San Joaquin until his retirement in 2011, remaining as bishop-in-residence until his death. Schofield died in

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on October 29, 2013, aged 75 years old.

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Diocese of San Joaquin official website
1938 births 2013 deaths Bishops of the Anglican Church in North America 20th-century Anglican bishops in the United States 21st-century Anglican bishops in the United States People from Inverness, California People from Fresno, California Episcopal bishops of San Joaquin Anglican realignment people {{US-Anglican-bishop-stub