Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles

Diocese of Los Angeles Dioecesis Los Angeles Diócesis de Los Ángeles 洛杉磯教區 로스앤젤레스 교구 Լոս Անջելեսի թեմ Diyosesis ng Los Angeles
Location
Country	United States
Territory	Los Angeles, Orange, Santa Barbara, and Ventura
Ecclesiastical province	Province VIII
Headquarters	St. Paul's Commons, Echo Park, Los Angeles
Statistics
Congregations	128 (2022)
Members	40,328 (2022)
Information
Denomination	The Episcopal Church
Rite	Anglican(ex. BCP, NZPB) with local variations Ad Orientem and Versus Populorum. Roman, Armenian, Native American and Oriental/ Eastern Orthodox additions too.
Established	December 3, 1895
Cathedral	St John's Cathedral
Language	English, Spanish, Cantonese, Japanese, Mandarin, Tagalog, Taiwanese Hokkien, Vietnamese[1]
Current leadership
Bishop of Los Angeles	The Right Reverend John H. Taylor
Assistant bishops	The Right Rev. Ed Little, The Right Rev. Franklin Brookhart & The Right Rev. Katherine Jefferts Schori
Vicar General	The Rev. Canon Melissa McCarthy, Canon to the Ordinary & Chief of Staff.
Dean	The Ver. Rev. Anne Sawyer(Interim Cathedral Dean)
Archdeacon	The Ven. Laura Siriani
Map
Location of the Diocese of Los Angeles
Website
www.diocesela.org

The Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles is a community of 48,874 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.

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.^[2]

The diocese is led by its bishop, presently the Rt. Rev. John H. Taylor; its administrative hub is St. Paul’s Commons, located in the Echo Park district of Los Angeles. St. John's Cathedral is the cathedral of the diocese and the center for major diocesan liturgical functions.

The common ministry of the diocese is guided by its convention, held annually. 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 St. Paul’s Commons.