Written and video statements by the Bishop Search Committee’s three nominees for election Nov. 7-8 by Diocesan Convention are now available in English and Spanish on the diocesan website.
Including replies to questions posed by The Episcopal News, the comments are linked as follows:
The Rev. Dr. Antonio Gallardo
— Video
— Excerpt of Application to Search Committee
The Rev. Monica Burns Mainwaring
— Video
— Excerpt of Application to Search Committee
The Rev. Canon Melissa McCarthy
— Video
— Excerpt of Application to Search Committee
These posts complement letters of greeting to the diocese posted Sept. 12 for Gallardo, rector of St. Luke’s/San Lucas, Long Beach; Mainwaring (pronounced Mannering), rector of St. Martin in the Fields, Atlanta; and McCarthy, canon to the ordinary of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles.
Approved by the diocesan Standing Committee, the nominees selected by the 19-member Search Committee were announced Sept. 12.
The Standing Committee also has posted a process for petition candidates to apply before 6 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 19.Set to succeed the Rt. Rev. John Harvey Taylor who will retire next year, the bishop-elect will take office July 11, 2026, during rites planned for All Saints Church, Pasadena.