Deaneries

The Diocese of California is organized into six deaneries (a group of congregations). The Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, and Southern Alameda deaneries cover their respective counties; the Peninsula Deanery consists of all of San Mateo County and a small portion of Santa Clara County.

The deaneries hold convocations/meetings three to four times each year; contact the deanery president or officers for exact meeting dates and locations if not listed here.

2026 Deanery Officers

Deanery-elected members to diocesan Executive Council are listed on the Executive Council web page here.

Regional Deans

Appointed regional deans for each deanery along with contact information are listed on this webpage.

Quick Links

Jump to your deanery by clicking the button below.

Alameda

Contra Costa

Marin

Peninsula

Southern Alameda

San Francisco

ALAMEDA

ALAMEDA DEANERY

Updated for 2026

Officers

President: The Rev. Kathleen Moore
Vice President: The Rev. Weston Morris
Treasurer: Lilah Greene
Secretary: Robin Henke
Contact: [email protected]

Executive Council Representatives

Clergy: The Rev. Jim Dahlin
Lay: Elizabeth Lennon

Churches

All Souls, Berkeley
Christ Church, Alameda
Christ the Lord, Pinole
Good Shepherd, Berkeley
Holy Trinity/La Santisima Trinidad, Richmond
Our Saviour, Oakland
St. Alban’s, Albany
St. Augustine’s, Oakland
St. Clement’s, Berkeley
St. James’/Iglesia de Santiago, Oakland
St. John’s, Oakland
St. Lucy’s, Oakland
St. Mark’s, Berkeley
St. Paul’s, Oakland

2026 meetings: 6 pm via Zoom

  • June 11
  • September 10
  • November 12 

Diocesan Committee on Nominations

Clergy: TBD
Lay: TBD

Resources

CONTRA COSTA

CONTRA COSTA DEANERY

Updated for 2026

2026 Officers

President: Rev. Steve Sturgeon (Clergy) (Holy Spirit, Concord) 
Vice-President: Lisa Guevara Perry (Lay) (St. Timothy’s, Danville)
Secretary: Rev. Whitney Wilson (Clergy) (Resurrection, Pleasant Hill) [email protected]
Treasurer: Mark Sweeney (Lay) (Resurrection, Pleasant Hill)

2026 Executive Council Representatives

Clergy:  Rev. Todd Bryant
Lay: Kathleen Crisp; Lisa Guevara Perry

Churches

Grace, Martinez
Resurrection, Pleasant Hill
St. Anna’s, Antioch
St. Anselm’s, Lafayette
St. John’s, Clayton
St. Mark’s, Crockett
Holy Spirit, Concord
St. Paul’s, Walnut Creek
St. Stephen’s, Orinda
St. Timothy’s, Danville

2026 meetings:

    • March 19, 2026 – Zoom
    • June 18, 2026 – In person
    • September 17, 20256– Zoom
    • November 19, 2026 – Zoom

    Diocesan Convention 2026
    October 23-24 

    2026 Diocesan Committee on Nominations

    Clergy: Rev. Harlowe Zefting
    Lay: Neil Crawford

    Representatives to Standing Committee

    Rev. Jane Stratford
    Rev. Stephen Siptroth
    Marj Leeds

    General Convention Delegation

    The Very Rev. Dr. Deborah White (alternate)
    Emily Hopkins (alternate)

    MARIN

    MARIN DEANERY

    Updated for 2026

    2026 Officers

    President pro tem: The Very Rev. Chip Larrimore — [email protected]
    Vice President: Open
    Secretary: Open
    Treasurer: Connie Granger – [email protected]

    2026 Executive Council Representatives

    Vance Frost
    Kathleen Piraino
    Tony Mei (convention)

    Churches

    Christ Church, Sausalito
    Nativity, San Rafael
    Our Saviour, Mill Valley
    Redeemer, San Rafael
    St. Aidan’s, Bolinas
    St. Columba’s, Inverness*
    St. Francis of Assisi, Novato
    St. John’s, Ross
    St. Paul’s, San Rafael
    St. Stephen’s, Belvedere 

    *The New Skellig Celtic Christian Community has been absorbed into St. Columba’s congregation

    2026 Meetings on Zoom

    • May 6
    • July TBD
    • Oct. TBD

        Diocesan Committee on Nominations

        Lay: Ruth Baney, [email protected]
        Clergy: Lynn Oldham Robinette, [email protected]

        PENINSULA

        PENINSULA  DEANERY

        Updated for 2026

        Bylaws

        2026 Officers

        President: The Rev. Rebecca Goldberg, Priest in Charge, St. Ambrose Foster City, [email protected]
        Vice President: The Rev. Pamela Stevens, Ph.D., Rector, St. Peter’s Redwood City/El Buen Pastor Redwood City, [email protected]
        Secretary: Appointment in process
        Treasurer: Bob Adams, [email protected]

        Executive Council Representatives

        Ms. Leigh Flesher, Trinity Church, Menlo Park
        The Rev. Marisa Tabizon-Thompson, D.Min., Church of the Epiphany, San Carlos

        Churches

        Christ Church, Los Altos
        Christ Church, Portola Valley
        El Buen Pastor, Redwood City
        Epiphany, San Carlos
        Good Shepherd, Belmont
        Holy Child and St. Martin, Daly City
        Holy Family, Half Moon Bay
        SEA Episcopal, San Bruno and South San Francisco
        St. Ambrose, Foster City
        St. Bede’s, Menlo Park
        St. Edmund’s, Pacifica
        St. Mark’s, Palo Alto
        St. Matthew’s, San Mateo
        St. Paul’s, Burlingame
        St. Peter’s, Redwood City
        Transfiguration, San Mateo
        Trinity, Menlo Park

        2026 meetings:

        • Wednesday, March 11, 6:30 – 8:00 pm, on Zoom
        • Wednesday, June 24, 6:30 – 8:00 pm, on Zoom
        • Saturday, October 3, 9:30 – 12:30 pm at St. Peter’s, Redwood City
        • Wednesday, November 4, 6:30 – 8;00 pm on Zoom

        Diocesan Committee on Nominations

        Lay: Mr. Paul Berning, St. Peter’s, Redwood City
        Clergy: The Rev. David Grant Smith, Vicar, SEA Church, San Bruno, South San Francisco

        Task Forces:

        • Children, youth, and families
        • Clergy
        • Vestries/Bishops Committees
        • Finances
        • Community Engagement

        Peninsula Deanery News Feed

        SOUTHERN ALAMEDA

        SOUTHERN ALAMEDA DEANERY

        Updated for 2026

        2026 Officers

        President: The Rev. Justin R. Cannon

        Vice President: Br. Shawn Francis Anderson, n/BSG

        Secretary: TBD

        Treasurer: Diane Granlund

        2026 Executive Council Representatives

        The Rev. Jeff Dodge-Hogarth
        Br. Shawn Francis Anderson, n/BSG

        Churches

        All Saints’, San Leandro
        Holy Cross, Castro Valley
        St. Anne’s, Fremont
        St. Bartholomew’s, Livermore
        St. Clare’s, Pleasanton
        St. James’, Fremont

        2026 meetings: 

        • February 22, 2026, 1:30 p.m. at St. Clare’s, Pleasanton
        • May 31, 2026, 2:00 p.m, St. Anne’s in Fremont
        • August All Deanery Zoom Meetings
        • November, date TBD

        2026 Diocesan Committee on Nominations

        Clergy: TBD
        Lay:         Mike Scrutton

        SAN FRANCISCO

        SAN FRANCISCO DEANERY

        Updated for 2026

        2026 Officers

        President: Rev. Hannah Cornthwaite
        Vice-president for Clergy: Rev. Kira Austin-Young
        Vice-president for Lay: Birgit Eschmann
        Treasurer: David Kriegh
        Secretary: Laura Curlin

        Contact: [email protected]

        2026 Executive Council Representatives

        Lay: Christine Bensen & Sarah Lawson

        Churches (all in San Francisco)

        All Saints
        Advent of Christ the King
        Christ Church Sei Ko Kai
        Grace Cathedral
        Holy Innocents’
        Incarnation
        St. Aidan’s
        St. Cyprian’s
        St. Francis
        St. Gregory of Nyssa
        St. James
        St. John the Evangelist
        St. Luke’s
        St. Mary the Virgin
        Trinity + St. Peter’s
        True Sunshine

        2026 meetings

        • March 14, 2026 | Holy Innocents

        • May 9, 2026 | zoom

        • July tbd | Social event, hosted by Church of the Advent

        • September 19, 2026 | St. Mary the Virgin

        • November 21, 2026 | location tbd

        Diocesan Committee on Nominations

        Lay: Maria Mayer
        Clergy: Rev. Kevin Deal