Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles

Not to be confused with Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles.

The Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles is a community of 48,874 Episcopalians in 133 congregations, 36 schools, and six service institutions, spanning all of Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, Santa Barbara, and Ventura counties, and part of Riverside County making it one of the largest Episcopal dioceses in the United States by land area.

Diocese of Los Angeles Diócesis de Los Ángeles
Location
Country	United States
Territory	Los Angeles, Orange, Santa Barbara, and Ventura
Ecclesiastical province	Province VIII
Headquarters	St. Paul's Commons, Echo Park
Statistics
Congregations	128 (2023)
Members	39,677 (2023)
Information
Denomination	The Episcopal Church
Rite	Anglican
Established	December 3, 1895
Cathedral	St John's Cathedral
Language	English, Spanish, Cantonese, Japanese, Mandarin, Tagalog, Taiwanese Hokkien, Vietnamese[1]
Current leadership
Bishop of Los Angeles	John H. Taylor
Coadjutor	TBE
Assistant bishops	2
Archdeacons	1
Bishops emeritus	1
Map
Location of the Diocese of Los Angeles
Website
www.diocesela.org

One of the U.S.-based Episcopal Church's 106 dioceses 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.^[2]

The diocese is led by its bishop, presently the Rt. Rev. John H. Taylor; its administrative hub is St. Paul’s Commons, located in the Echo Park district of Los Angeles. St. John's Cathedral is the cathedral 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

1. Joseph Horsfall Johnson (1895–1928)^[3]
2. W. Bertrand Stevens (1928–1947, Coadjutor 1920–1928)^[2]
3. Francis Eric Bloy (1948–1973)^[4]
4. Robert Claflin Rusack (1974–1986, Coadjutor 1972–1974)^[5]
5. Frederick Houk Borsch (1988–2002)^[6]
6. J. Jon Bruno (2002–2017, Coadjutor 2000–2002)^[7]
7. John Taylor (2017–present, Coadjutor 2016–2017

Current Bishops assisting

1. C. Franklin Brookhart Jr.
2. Edward S. Little II
3. Katharine Jefferts Schori (Assistant Bishop of Wyoming)
4. Naudal Alves Gomes (Latino Clergy, Rector, Hispanic Ministry)

Suffragan bishops

• Robert B. Gooden (1930–1947)^[2]
• Donald J. Campbell (1949–1959)^[2]
• Ivol I. Curtis (1960–1964)^[8]
• Robert Claflin Rusack (1964–1973)^[5]
• Oliver B. Garver, Jr. (1985–1990)^[9]
• Chester L. Talton (1991–2010)^[10]
• Diane Jardine Bruce (2010–2021)^[11]
• Mary Douglas Glasspool (2010–2016)^[12]

Notable parishes

St. John's Cathedral

• 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
• Parish of St. Matthew, Pacific Palisades

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.