Ecclesiastical province Province VIII Members 58,822 Cathedral St Paul's Cathedral | Congregations 147 Rite Episcopal Co-cathedral St John's Cathedral | |
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The Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles is a community of 58,000 Episcopalians in 147 congregations, 40 schools, and 18 major institutions, spanning all of Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, Santa Barbara, and Ventura counties, and part of Riverside County.
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One of the U.S.-based Episcopal Church's 110 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.
The diocese is led by its bishop, the Rt. Rev. J. Jon Bruno; its administrative and ministry hub is the Cathedral Center of St. Paul, located in the Echo Park district of Los Angeles. St. John's Cathedral is the procathedral of the diocese and the center for major diocesan liturgical functions.
The common ministry of the diocese is guided by its convention, the annual meeting of which is traditionally scheduled the first Friday and Saturday of December each year. 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 the Cathedral Center.
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–present, Coadjutor 2000-2002)
- John Taylor (Coadjutor-elect)
Suffragan bishops
Notable parishes
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.