Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles

Diocese of Los Angeles Diócesis de Los Ángeles
Location
Country	United States
Territory	Los Angeles, Orange, Santa Barbara, and Ventura
Ecclesiastical province	Province VIII
Statistics
Congregations	128 (2023)
Members	39,677 (2023)
Information
Denomination	The Episcopal Church
Established	December 3, 1895
Cathedral	St John's Cathedral
Language	English, Spanish, Cantonese, Japanese, Mandarin, Tagalog, Taiwanese Hokkien, Vietnamese[1]
Current leadership
Bishop	John H. Taylor
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.