Diocese of El Camino Real | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
Territory | Monterrey, San Benito, San Luis Obispo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz |
Ecclesiastical province | Province VIII |
Statistics | |
Congregations | 40 (2022) |
Members | 6,028 (2022) |
Information | |
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 diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America, located in northern and central California. The diocese includes the cities of San Jose (the see city), Monterey, Santa Cruz, and San Luis Obispo. The diocese includes all Episcopal congregations in the counties of Santa Clara (except for some in Los Altos and Palo Alto), Santa Cruz, San Benito, Monterey, and San Luis Obispo.
El Camino Real is a member of Province 8, which comprises 17 dioceses and the Navajoland Area Mission in the western United States. There were 51 congregations and more than 16,000 members reported in 2003, down from 18,000 in 1994.[1] Diocesan offices are at the 1896-built Sargent House located at 154 Central Avenue, Salinas, California 93901.
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.