Joseph Horsfall Johnson

Joseph Horsfall Johnson (June 7, 1847- May 16, 1928) was the first Bishop of Los Angeles in The Episcopal Church.

The Right Reverend

Joseph Horsfall Johnson

D.D.
Bishop of Los Angeles
Bishop-elect Johnson in 1895
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseLos Angeles
ElectedDecember 3, 1895
In office1896–1928
SuccessorW. Bertrand Stevens
Orders
OrdinationJune 29, 1873 (deacon)
May 29, 1874 (priest)
by Horatio Potter
ConsecrationFebruary 24, 1896
by Thomas Frederick Davies
Personal details
BornJune 7, 1847
Schenectady, New York, United States
DiedMay 16, 1928(1928-05-16) (aged 80)
Pasadena, California, United States
BuriedSan Gabriel Cemetery, San Gabriel, California
NationalityAmerican
DenominationAnglicanism
ParentsStephen H. Johnson & Eleanor Horsfall
Spouse
Isabel Green Davis
(m. 1881)
ChildrenReginald Davis Johnson
Alma materWilliams College
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