John H. Taylor (bishop)
John Harvey Taylor (born October 26, 1954) is the Bishop of Los Angeles in the Diocese of Los Angeles of the Episcopal Church.
The Right Reverend John H. Taylor | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Los Angeles | |
| Church | Episcopal Church |
| Province | Province 8 of the Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | Los Angeles |
| See | St. John's Cathedral (Los Angeles) |
| Elected | December 3, 2016 |
| In office | 2017 to present |
| Predecessor | J. Jon Bruno |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 7, 2003 (deacon) January 24, 2004 (priest) by J. Jon Bruno |
| Consecration | July 8, 2017 by Michael Bruce Curry |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Harvey Taylor October 26, 1954 Detroit, Michigan, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
| Residence | Pasadena, CA |
| Spouse |
Kathleen H. O'Connor
(m. 2002) |
| Children | 2 |
| Previous post(s) | Coadjutor Bishop of Los Angeles (2016) |
| Alma mater | Claremont School of Theology University of California, San Diego |
Taylor was a chief of staff to former U.S. President Richard Nixon and served as the executive director of the Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace Foundation. Taylor had served as director of the privately owned and funded Richard Nixon Library and Birthplace prior to it joining the federal presidential libraries system, and becoming the Richard Nixon Presidential Library.
Taylor was ordained as an Episcopal priest and served as the vicar of St. John's Episcopal Church and School, located in Rancho Santa Margarita, Orange County, California. In December 2016, he was elected to serve as bishop coadjutor of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles. In 2017 he succeeded J. Jon Bruno as diocesan bishop.