Honoring Bishop J. Jon Bruno
May 1 private family requiem with livestream set to honor Bishop Bruno
A May 1 at 11am private family requiem, with online livestream, is planned to give thanks for the life and ministry of the Rt. Rev. J. Jon Bruno, sixth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, who died April 23.
The requiem may be viewed at https://jjonbruno.com/.
Once COVID restrictions have eased, an in-person diocesan gathering in late summer or early fall is envisioned to honor Bishop Bruno. Arrangements are pending.
J. Jon Bruno remembered as justice warrior, man of faith, civic leader and friend
Bishop Joseph Jon Bruno, the sixth bishop of Los Angeles, was remembered May 1 as “a giant of justice, a good shepherd, a family man, ‘Papa,’ the beloved husband, father and grandfather, and a son of the city” during a private family memorial service livestreamed from...
J. Jon Bruno, diocese’s sixth bishop, dies at 74
The Rt. Rev. J. Jon Bruno – who as bishop of the six-county Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles from 2002 to 2017 widened the church’s welcome of all people by prophetically narrowing gaps created by race, gender, sexual orientation, and economic disadvantage – died...
Requiescat in pace: The Right Reverend Joseph Jon Bruno
Bishop John Harvey Taylor issued the following notice to the people of the Diocese of Los Angeles on April 24, 2021. November 17, 1946 – April 23, 2021 With deep sadness yet the assurance of resurrection in Christ, I write to inform you that the Rt. Rev. J. Jon Bruno,...
J. Jon Bruno, former L.A. Episcopal bishop and crusader for the marginalized, dies
LA Times | April 26, 2021, Steve Marble
J. Jon Bruno, the former leader of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles who steered the church toward a doctrine of inclusion and broke new ground on blessing same-sex unions and reaching out to economically disadvantaged communities, has died at his home in La Quinta.
An upbeat, progressive and strong-willed bishop, Bruno died Friday of natural causes, the diocese said. He was 74.
Read the LA Times full obituary.
J. Jon Bruno, Former Bishop to LA Episcopal Diocese, Dies at 74
NBC Los Angeles | April 24, 2021
“Our family and the many others who knew and loved Jon have been blessed with his magnificent life. We are gladdened to know that he has been greeted by St. Peter and is in the loving hands of God,” his wife Mary said in a statement. “We ask that our family is included in your prayers and our privacy respected in this time of grief.”
An upbeat, progressive and strong-willed bishop, Bruno died Friday of natural causes, the diocese said. He was 74.
Read NBC Los Angeles’ full obituary.
RIP: Former Los Angeles Bishop Joseph Jon Bruno dies at 74
Episcopal News Service | April 27, 2021
The Rt. Rev. J. Jon Bruno, former bishop of the Diocese of Los Angeles, died suddenly of natural causes at his home in La Quinta, California, on April 23.
Read the full Episcopal News Service obituary.
J. Jon Bruno, Former Bishop to LA Episcopal Diocese, Dies at 74
Pasadena Now | April 26, 2021
Bishop John Harvey Taylor praised Bruno’s commitment to multicultural and polylingual ministry, his advocacy for inclusion and equity for all people regardless of orientation and identification, and the visionary Seeds of Hope ministry he co-founded, which has helped bear tens of thousands of our neighbors through the pandemic with its food and education programs.
Read the full Pasadena Now obituary.