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A Message from Bishop Austin
Read also in Español, Tonga, Tagalog, Chinese Since Monday, I’ve been participating in a contemplative prayer retreat with some of my fellow bishops in Schuyler, Nebraska. The time we’ve spent has been meaningful, and I am particularly grateful to have begun this new...
A Letter from the Episcopal Bishops in the State of California
Beloved in Christ, Like all Californians, we are watching with great concern the events unfolding around immigration protests in Los Angeles. We are deeply concerned about the ICE raids and about the potential for violence arising from the deployment of National Guard...
From Bishop Austin: A Message to Our Diocese
Leer en Español June 5, 2025 Dear siblings in Christ, Later today, Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe will release this letter to the wider church concerning the Title IV matter involving Bishop Marc Andrus. Before that happens, I want you to hear directly from me. The...
Welcoming our newest Archdeacon: The Rev. Miguel Bustos
With great pleasure, The Rt. Rev. Austin Keith Rios, 9th Bishop of the Diocese of California, announces the appointment of The Rev. Miguel Bustos as Archdeacon of the Diocese of California and Director of the School for Deacons. Archdeacon Bustos will continue to...
The Rev. J. Sierra Reyes Appointed Canon to the Ordinary for the Episcopal Diocese of California
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 13, 2024 Contact: Stephanie Martin Taylor Canon for Communications Episcopal Diocese of California [email protected] 415-869-7821 At the invitation of the Rt. Rev. Austin Keith Rios, the Rev. J. Sierra Reyes has accepted a new call as...
Austin Keith Rios consecrated as bishop coadjutor of California
By Stephanie Martin Taylor, the Diocese of California’s Canon for Communications. The Rt. Rev. Austin Keith Rios was ordained and consecrated bishop coadjutor of the Episcopal Diocese of California on May 4 at Grace Cathedral, San Francisco. The consecration paves the...
