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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Grace Wakelee-Lynch named diocesan missioner for disaster recovery and resilience
Following the January wildfires, Episcopal Relief and Development awarded the Diocese of Los Angeles a grant to fund a diocesan missioner for...
L.A. attorney Catherine Helm named diocese’s interim chancellor
Bishop John Harvey Taylor has named attorney Catherine Helm – an active volunteer and former senior warden and school board chair at St. James’ in...
Diocesan Requiem or Renaissance program receives $100,000 Trinity Grant
The Diocese of Los Angeles has received a $100,000 grant from New York’s Trinity Church, Wall Street, to fund Renaissance or Requiem, a program...
Santa Monica ‘Piecemakers’ sew 78 quilts this year; craft seen as form of prayer
Seventy-eight quilts created by the “Piecemakers” group at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Santa Monica are on their way to recipients in need of...
Diocesan Council approves $13.4 million 2026 consolidated budget, hears updates on upcoming Convention meeting
The upcoming election of the 8th Bishop of Los Angeles and review of the $13.4 million consolidated budget for 2026 – to be presented to the Nov.7-8...