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 to become the eighth bishop diocesan of Los Angeles. Let’s start with the consents process. We elect a bishop for the wider church, not for our diocese alone. By canon, a majority of Standing...
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...
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,...
Three veteran lay leaders named honorary canons of diocese
Three veteran lay leaders – diocesan Vice-chancellor Jeffrey Baker, diocesan ECW President...
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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...
Antonio Gallardo elected 8th bishop of Los Angeles
The Rev. Dr. Antonio Gallardo, rector of St. Luke's / San Lucas Church in Long Beach, Calif., has been elected eighth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles by Diocesan Convention meeting today in Riverside. Gallardo, 58, was elected on the...
Bishop Taylor addresses themes of reconciliation, reform as Diocesan Convention’s 130th annual meeting opens in Riverside
[The Episcopal News] The Rt. Rev. John Harvey Taylor delivered a fiery final address Nov. 7 to the 130th annual meeting of the Diocese of Los Angeles, frequently interrupted by applause and cheers, hailing egalitarian “Christian originalism,” and continued commitment...
L.A. County opens Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnership, teams with new Faith Alliance
Introducing Los Angeles County’s new Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnership was the focus of a Faith Leader Appreciation Breakfast hosted Oct. 29 in the Huffington Center at L.A.’s landmark St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral. L.A. County Supervisor...
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