Bishop Chester Talton, retired suffragan of Los Angeles, dies at 84
The Rt. Rev. Chester Lovelle Talton, retired bishop suffragan of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles who later provisionally led the Fresno-based Episcopal Diocese of San Joaquin – died the evening of Nov. 20 at his Altadena home with loved ones at his side. He was 84 and had been in declining...
Bishop-elect Gallardo affirms cathedral’s role of refuge, healing; service celebrates landmark church’s 100th year
Los Angeles Bishop-elect Antonio Gallardo delivered a stirring and poetic tribute to St. John’s,...
Food programs face rising holiday-season need worsened by recent government shutdown
Food distribution programs in the Diocese of Los Angeles faced a jump in local need in October and...
Consent process set following election of Antonio Gallardo as bishop diocesan
A number of steps will be taken between now and July 11, when the Rev. Dr. Antonio Gallardo is set...
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Wilshire Center’s St. James’ Church to reopen Nov. 22 after one-year renovation
One of the diocese’s architectural treasures, St. James’ in-the-City in Wilshire Center, is reopening its sanctuary this month after the most comprehensive renovation in the church’s 100-year history. The return will be celebrated at 4:15 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, with...
James Buonemani to retire after holding Wilshire parish music program ‘in good hands’ for 31 years
In Italian, to be “in good hands” is to be “in buone mani,” under the care of a competent, trustworthy person. And for the musical life of L.A.’s St. James’ Episcopal Church these past 31 years, no truer words can be spoken about a leader of the same name, Canon...
Three veteran lay leaders named honorary canons of diocese
Three veteran lay leaders – diocesan Vice-chancellor Jeffrey Baker, diocesan ECW President Christine Budzowski, and Episcopal Community Federal Credit Union President Daniel Valdez – were named honorary canons of the Diocese of Los Angeles by Bishop John Harvey Taylor...
Convention 2025 elects the Rev. Antonio Gallardo L.A.’s first Latino diocesan bishop
[The Episcopal News – Nov. 8, 2025] Congratulations and praise began pouring in almost immediately after the Rev. Antonio Gallardo was elected the first Latino bishop of the Diocese of Los Angeles on the eighth ballot Nov. 8, 2025, at the 130th annual meeting of the...
Episcopal Church must offer hope and refuge in stormy times, law professor Jeff Baker tells convention in Margaret Parker lecture
Outgoing vice-chancellor Jeff Baker, a University of Alabama law professor and associate dean, invited convention delegates Nov. 8 “to just say Amen if the spirit moves you” during his impassioned Margaret Parker lecture at the 130th annual meeting of the Diocese of...
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