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

dioceses In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...

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 Echo Park district of

. St. John's Cathedral is the

cathedral A cathedral is a church that contains the ''cathedra'' () of a bishop, thus serving as the central church of a diocese, conference, or episcopate. Churches with the function of "cathedral" are usually specific to those Christian denominatio ...

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 Joseph Horsfall Johnson (7 June 1847- 16 May 1928) was the first Bishop of Los Angeles in The Episcopal Church. He founded The Bishop's School in La Jolla, California and served on the Pomona College board of trustees. The Bishop Johnson College ...

(1895–1928) #

W. Bertrand Stevens William Bertrand Stevens (November 19, 1884 - August 22, 1947) was second bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, serving from 1928 to 1947. He had previously served as coadjutor bishop from 1920 to 1928. Early life and education Stevens ...

(1928–1947, Coadjutor 1920–1928) #

Francis Eric Bloy Francis Eric Irving Bloy (December 17, 1904 - May 23, 1993) served as the third Episcopal Bishop of Los Angeles from April 21, 1948, until December 31, 1973. Biography Bloy was born in Birchington, England as the son and grandson of Anglican pri ...

(1948–1973) # Robert Claflin Rusack (1974–1986, Coadjutor 1972–1974) # Frederick Houk Borsch (1988–2002) #

J. Jon Bruno Joseph Jon Bruno (November 17, 1946 – April 23, 2021) was the sixth Episcopal Bishop of Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles. He died on April 23, 2021, of natural causes. Early life and education Joseph Jon Bruno was born in Los Angeles on Novemb ...

(2002–2017, Coadjutor 2000–2002) #

John Taylor John Taylor, Johnny Taylor or similar may refer to: Academics *John Taylor (Oxford), Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University, 1486–1487 *John Taylor (classical scholar) (1704–1766), English classical scholar *John Taylor (English publisher) (178 ...

(2017–present, Coadjutor 2016–2017)

Suffragan bishops

* Robert B. Gooden (1930–1947) *

Donald J. Campbell Donald James Campbell (January 1, 1903 - November 24, 1973) was a Canadian-born American prelate of the Episcopal Church who served as the second Suffragan Bishop of Los Angeles from 1949 until his resignation in 1959. Early life and education ...

(1949–1959) * Ivol I. Curtis (1960–1964) * Robert Claflin Rusack (1964–1973) *

Oliver B. Garver, Jr. Oliver Bailey Garver Jr. (July 19, 1925 - August 2, 1996) was an American civil rights activist and prelate of the Episcopal Church who served as suffragan bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles from 1985 to 1990. Early life and educati ...

(1985–1990) *

Chester L. Talton Chester Lovelle Talton (born September 22, 1941) was the Provisional Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of San Joaquin in the Episcopal Church. Personal life Born in El Dorado, Arkansas, Talton was ordained to the priesthood in February 1971, in t ...

(1991–2010) *

Diane Jardine Bruce Diane M. Jardine Bruce (born June 1956) is the Bishop Provisional of the Episcopal Diocese of West Missouri. She previously served as the seventh bishop suffragan of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles. Early life and education Diane was born ...

(2010–2021) *

Mary Douglas Glasspool Mary Douglas Glasspool (born February 23, 1954) is an assistant bishop in the Episcopal Diocese of New York. She previously served as a suffragan bishop in the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles from 2010 to 2016. She is the first avowed lesbian to ...

(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 St. Paul's Commons (formerly the Cathedral Center of St. Paul) is the administrative and ministry hub of the six-county Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles. Its central church is home to the Congregation of St. Athanasius, which dates from 1 ...

, 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. Josh Groban is a notable former student.

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)