Episcopal Diocese of El Camino Real
Diocese of El Camino Real | |
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Province VIII | |
Statistics | |
Congregations | 40 (2022) |
Members | 6,028 (2022) |
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Denomination | Episcopal Church |
Established | June 20, 1980 |
Cathedral | Trinity Cathedral |
Current leadership | |
Bishop | Lucinda Ashby |
Map | |
Location of the Diocese of El Camino Real | |
Website | |
www.realepiscopal.org |
The Diocese of El Camino Real is a
El Camino Real is a member of
Following the 2008 Lambeth Conference, the diocese established an informal triangular relationship with the Anglican Diocese of Gloucester in England and the Diocese of Western Tanganyika in Tanzania.
History
The diocese, named for the historic El Camino Real, the King's Highway, was created from the Episcopal Diocese of California in 1980. The youngest Episcopal diocese in California, El Camino Real's cathedral, Trinity Cathedral in San Jose, built in 1863, is the oldest Episcopal cathedral in the state.
Bishop Richard L. Shimpfky resigned in March 2004 and the diocese was administered from 2005 until 2007 by Assisting Bishop Sylvestre Romero-Palma, formerly the bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Belize.
On 10 November 2007, Mary Gray-Reeves was consecrated third bishop of the diocese.[2] Elected 16 June 2007, Gray-Reeves, 44, was previously archdeacon for deployment for the Diocese of Southeast Florida. She is the 15th female Episcopal bishop and the 1,022nd bishop in the American succession.
On 11 January 2020, Lucinda Ashby was consecrated fourth bishop of the diocese, the second female bishop to succeed a female bishop in Episcopal Church history. Ashby had previously served as canon to the ordinary in the Diocese of Idaho, a position she held since 2011. She is the 1125th bishop in the American succession.
Bishops of El Camino Real
- C. Shannon Mallory (1980โ1990)
- Richard L. Shimpfky (1990โ2004)
* Sylvester Romero Palma (Assisting) (2005โ2007) - Mary Gray-Reeves (2007-2020)
- Lucinda Ashby (2020- )
See also
- List of Succession of Bishops for the Episcopal Church, USA
References
- ^ "Profile of the Diocese of El Camino Real: History" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2010-01-02.
- ^ EL CAMINO REAL: Mary Gray-Reeves ordained as diocesan bishop in festive celebration Archived 2007-11-14 at the Wayback Machine Posted 12 November 2007