The Rt. Rev. Antonio José Gallardo Lucena was ordained and consecrated eighth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles on July 11, 2026.
Los Angeles Bishop John Harvey Taylor — who was ordained and consecrated to the episcopate nine years ago today — and his spouse, Canon Kathy O’Connor were saluted Thursday, July 2, by diocesan staff gathered for a farewell Eucharist and luncheon at St. Paul’s Commons, Echo Park. “Today our focus is not simply to mark […]
Consecration and installation livestreams View the consecration service booklet here. View the July 11 consecration livestream via the YouTube channel of All Saints, Pasadena (a link will be posted here when available) or the Facebook page of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles. A link to the printed program also will be posted here when […]
Festive watch parties scheduled across the six-county Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles on Saturday, July 11, will offer livestream video coverage of the ordination and consecration of the Rev. Dr. Antonio José Gallardo Lucena as its 8th bishop in 1o a.m. rites at All Saints Church in Pasadena. Because seating at All Saints is limited […]
The Rev. Dr. Antonio José Gallardo Lucena will be consecrated eighth Bishop of Los Angeles on July 11, followed by installation at St. John’s Cathedral and summer deanery celebrations.
It takes courage to be here this morning. I am in awe, being in your company. Devoted leaders of congregations you love. Devoted colleagues undertaking the ministry of walking with you these 18 months toward a still indiscernible horizon. And here we are on a Saturday, when there are other things you could be doing, […]
Last September, Fennie, Katherine, Thomas, and I visited a church called Saint Thomas’s in Chungli, near the Taipei airport. It started as a mission just 14 years ago and became a parish in April. This is a typical Taiwan Episcopal Church 台灣聖公會 story. Bishop Chang recently established three mission congregations. His goal is to launch […]
It’s not easy telling visitors from abroad about things we’re not proud of. But Bishop Lennon and Hannah Chang and their 13 fellow missionaries from the Episcopal Diocese of Taiwan didn’t come for pro-United States talking points. Nor did they necessarily want to hear me criticize the country I love. They deserve an understanding that […]
When Bishop Lennon Yuan-rung Chang of Taiwan and I began discussing our exchange of visits, the emphasis was always on the word exchange. We’re interested in exchanges of youth, summer campers, seminarians, ministry interns, theology students, students learning Mandarin and English, and recently ordained clergy. He wants LA Episcopalians to serve and learn in Taiwan, […]
Taiwan is home to as many as 800,000 indigenous people, Austronesians who have lived on the island for 15,000 years. Originating from Taiwan, their forebears fanned all over the Asia-Pacific region. They suffered persecution at the hands of those who arrived later. Mainland China says Taiwan belongs to Beijing. But three percent of its population […]
