We are the Episcopal Church in Northern California; we are members of the Anglican Communion and members of Christ’s one holy catholic and apostolic church.
A family of congregations in Northern California following Jesus Christ in the Anglican way as part of The Episcopal Church; we are partners with God in God’s mission here and throughout the world.
The Mission of The Episcopal Diocese of Northern California is to make disciples, raise up saints and transform communities for Christ in Northern California.
The Episcopal Diocese of Northern California is lead by The Rt. Rev. Megan Traquair, with support and guidance from our Board of Trustees, and the Standing Committee.
916-442-6918
BishopMegan@norcalepiscopal.org
The Right Reverend Megan M. Traquair was ordained and consecrated the eighth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Northern California on June 29, 2019 at the Mondavi Center in Davis, CA. Her election took place at a Special Electing Convention on February 9, 2019 at Faith Episcopal Church, Cameron Park, CA.
Bishop Megan is an active follower of Jesus Christ and was raised in Santa Barbara when it was a sleepy town, graduated from Pomona College in Claremont and received her MDiv at Seabury-Western Theological Seminary, IL. Ordained in 1992 in the Diocese of Los Angeles she has led congregations in Tucson, towns near South Bend and Indianapolis, and Los Angeles.
When she was Canon to the Ordinary in the Episcopal Diocese of Arizona, she ran all aspects of clergy Transition (deployment). She coached clergy and congregations in conflict resolution and led strategic planning. She has mentored locally-raised Hispanic clergy and supported the Hispanic Program Group in the diocese. She was a key developer of a non-profit management program for clergy: “Best Skills – Best Churches – What Seminary Didn’t Teach You.” By popular demand it was expanded to include lay leaders and ecumenical leaders.
Serving churches both in rural and urban areas, Megan has an enduring interest in church growth and the active formation of disciples. She values preaching and good liturgy which speaks to the people and strengthens us for engaging with Jesus and serving the world.
Her interests include gardening, genealogy, hiking and history. Her husband Philip is a pediatrician at Phoenix Children’s Hospital. They have been partners and best friends as well as parents. They have two children: Hannah who teaches high school in Tucson, and Benjamin, who is an engineer in Colorado.
You may contact Bishop Megan at BishopMegan@norcalepiscopal.org.
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Fax: 916.442.6927
General Email: info@norcalepiscopal.org
Address: 350 University Avenue, Suite 280
Sacramento, CA
Dean
Capital Deanery
Dean
Russian River Deanery
Dean
Sierra Deanery
The Episcopal Diocese of Northern California stretches across 26 counties, from the Pacific Coast to the Sierra Nevada that forms our eastern boundary, and from the Northern edge of the San Francisco Bay Area to the Oregon Coast. The churches in our diocese are grouped geographically into seven regional deaneries.
Semper Virens
Dean: The Very Rev. K. Lesley McCloghrie
Christ Episcopal Church
625 15th St.
Eureka, CA 95501
christchurcheureka.org
phone: 707. 442.1797
email: klmccloghrie@gmail.com
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Christ Church, Eureka
St. Alban’s, Arcata
St. Francis, Fortuna
St. Paul’s, Crescent City
Russian River
Dean: The Very Rev. Bob Scott
Good Shepherd Episcopal Church
122 N Main Street
Cloverdale, CA 95425
goodshepherdcloverdale.org
phone: 707-891-6015
email: revbobscott@yahoo.com
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Good Shepherd, Cloverdale
St. Michael and All Angels, Ft. Bragg
St. Paul’s, Healdsburg
Shepherd by the Sea, Gualala
St. Patrick’s, Kenwood
St. John’s, Lakeport
St. John’s, Petaluma
Incarnation, Santa Rosa
St. Stephen’s, Sebastopol
Trinity, Sonoma
Holy Trinity, Ukiah
St. Francis, Willits
Wingfield
Dean: The Very Rev. Perry W. Polk
Grace Episcopal Church
1405 Kentucky St
Fairfield, CA 94533-4715
gracechurchfairfield.org
phone: 707-425-4481
email: revperrypolk@gmail.com
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St. Paul’s, Benicia
St. Luke’s, Calistoga
St. Martin’s, Davis
Grace Church, Fairfield
St. Mary’s, Napa
Grace, St. Helena
Epiphany, Vacaville
Ascension, Vallejo
St. Luke’s, Woodland
Alta
Dean: The Very Rev. Tammy Smith-Firestone
St. John the Evangelist Episcopal Church
234 Floral Ave.
Chico, CA 95926
stjohnschico.org
phone: 530.894.1971
email: tammysmithfirestone@gmail.com
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St. Michael’s, Anderson
St. John’s, Chico
St. Andrew’s, Corning
St. Barnabas, Mt. Shasta
St. Nicholas, Paradise
St. Peter’s, Red Bluff
All Saints, Redding
Holy Trinity, Willows
Sierra
Dean: The Very Rev. Brian Rebholtz
St. Luke’s, Auburn
124 Orange St.
Auburn, CA
saintlukesauburn.org
phone: 530.885.2316
email: priest@saintlukesauburn.org
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St. Michael’s, Alturas
St. Luke’s, Auburn
Emmanuel, Grass Valley
Holy Spirit, Lake Almanor
Holy Trinity, Nevada City
Christ the King, Quincy
Good Shepherd, Susanville
Capital
Dean: The Very Rev. Tom Gartin
Faith Episcopal Church
2200 Country Club Drive
Cameron Park, CA 95682
Phone: 530-676-5348
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Faith, Cameron Park
St. Michael’s, Carmichael
St. George’s, Carmichael
St. Mary’s, Elk Grove
Trinity, Folsom
St. Luke’s, Galt
Our Savior, Placerville
St. Clement’s, Rancho Cordova
Trinity Cathedral, Sacramento
All Saint’s, Sacramento
St. Matthew’s, Sacramento
St. Paul’s, Sacramento
Trinity, Sutter Creek
Central
Dean: The Very Rev. Rick Laughman
St. James of Jerusalem Episcopal Church
556 N George Washington Blvd
Yuba City, CA 95993
phone: 530.673.1790
email:laughman1728@yahoo.com
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St. Stephen’s, Colusa
St. Andrew’s, Antelope
St. Timothy’s, Gridley
St. James’, Lincoln
St. John’s, Marysville
St. Paul’s, Oroville
St. Augustine, Rocklin
St. John’s, Roseville
Grace, Wheatland
St. James’, Yuba City
Diocesan Clergy are listed in alphabetical order by last name.
Do you need to contact a clergy person? Please send an email to communications@norcalepiscopal.org or call 916-442-6918 for assistance.
A-E
Adair, Maryly
Adams, Bill
Allagree, Harry
Anderson Gartin, Megan
Arack, Mara
Armstrong, Liz
Armstrong, Susan
Arthur, Anne
Auelua, Royston
Baker, Andrea
Baker, Brian
Bakewell Jr, Grant
Beal, Stephen
Beatty, Anne
Beisner, Barry
Benesh, Jimi Brown
Biersch Cole, Lisa
Bingham, John
Blumenstock, Robert
Boeger, Dan
Boeger, Mary
Borgeson, Phina
Botengan, Ben
Bowers, Marvin
Brannon, Stephen
Branson, Jana
Bruneau, Betsy
Cafferata, Gail
Callison, Don
Campbell, Tina
Carpenter, Stephen
Cave, Jeffrey
Chacon, Frank
Chapman, Tansy
Christianssen, Paul
Churchill, Gregg
Clader, Linda
Clark, Beatryce (Cookie)
Claugus, Mary
Clinehens, Harold
Cohen, David
Colbert, Paul
Coloma, Restituto
Cornell, Charles
Cornils, Cal S.
Cram, Norman
Cunningham, Geri
Davidson-Methot, David
Davis, Rod
Day, John E.
Denney Zuniga, Amy
Denney, Robin
Dolan, Pamela
Donahoe, Melanie
Doncaster, Diana
Duff, Eric T.
Duncan, John
Englund, David
F-J
Fay, Delia
Felsovanyi, Andrea
Ferrito, Mike
Forte, Jeanne
Foxworth, George
Frederick, Katherine
Freeman, Karen
Gaines, Beth
Garnier, Maryellen
Gartin, Tom
Genato, Anny
Goshert, Mary
Gossard, Pam
Grayden, Margaret
Gray-Reneberg, Jeri
Greenwood, Merritt
Guthrie, Suzanne
Haggenjos, Babette
Haggenjos, Cliff
Hallisey, Ann
Hansen, Marcia
Harris, John
Hauck, Mary
Hawkins, Debbie
Hefti, Bill
Heidel, John
Helmuth, Brad
Hess, Ray
Higgins, Pamela
Holder, Arthur
Holeman, Katie
Honnold, Sandy
Hopkins, Portia
Hopner, Kathy
Howell, Ed
Hubbell, Sally
Huggard, Linda
Jevne, Lucretia
Jurkovich-Hughes, Jocelynn
K-O
Kellermann, Seth
Kendrick, Bart
Kerrick, Michael
King, Karen
King, L.A.
Knutsen, James
Knutson, Randy
Kuehn, Craig
Laborda Harris, Christy
Lamb, Jerry A.
Laughman, Rick
Lawler, Kathy
Lawrence, Amy
Leach, Alex
Leigh-Taylor, Christine
Leonetti, Stephen
Levensaler, Kurt
Lewis, Ernie
London, Daniel
Long, Cindy
Lueckert, Diana
Luther, Carol
Lynn, Connor
MacKenzie, James
Magdalene, Mags
Mallatt, Paul
Maloney, Linda
Mangels, John
McAulay, Roderick
McCammon, Jim
McCloghrie, Lesley
McDonald, Tim
McIlmoyl, Mac
McKeever, Anne Dryden
McManus, Chris
Mertz, Annie
Moore, Peggy
Moore, Pamela
Moore, Patricia
Morris, John Karl
Morrison, Mary
Myers, Jeanette
Napoliello, Susan
Neubauer, Zac
Nixon, Barbara Elizabeth
Olsen, Bob
Olson, Mack
Owren, David
P-T
Park, Patty
Parker, Mark
Phillippi, Bob
Phillips, Kevin
Pierson, Anne
Plucker, Susan Elizabeth
Polk, Perry W.
Potter, Sara
Powell, Anne
Powell, Lewis (Br. Simeon)
Quinney, Sarah
Rasmussen, Rik
Rebholtz, Brian
Reeve, Susan
Reichel, Sonya
Reinheimer, Phil
Reynolds, Bettye
Richardson, Jim
Rico, Bayani
Rines, Charles
Rontani, Aidan
Rontani, Bill
Rouse, Charles
Ryder, Annie
Schively, John
Scott, Bob
Seal, Christopher
Sefton, Kate
Shaver, Stephen
Shortes, Steve
Siegfriedt, Karen
Sigler, James
Siptroth, Stephen
Slakey, Anne
Smith, Anne
Smith-Firestone, Tammy
Snibbe, Jane
Stevenson, Richard Hugh
Stomski, William
Streufert, Nancy
Stuart, Toni
Sullivan, Ann
Symons, Eric
Thomas Jr, Jim
Torrey, Dorothy
Townsend, James
Traquair, Megan M.
Turner, Diana
U-Z
Vafis, John
Vaughan, Jesse
Vincent, Libby
Von Grabow, Richard
Wakelee, Julie
Walker, Lynell
Wallace, Kathryn
Warren, Laurie
Warwick-Sabino, Debra
Watson, Wendy
Weber, Jo
Whitten, Roy
Wondra, Ellen K.
Woods, Cindy
Woodward, Matthew
Yale, Richard
Ziemann, Judith
Zoesch, Ron
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Early California Beginnings
Before the Episcopal Diocese of Northern California was established, several congregations within our diocese that existed at the time were under the jurisdiction of the Rev. William Ingraham Kip, the first priest of the Episcopal Church to be consecrated for work in California in October of 1853.
First Congregations Gather
Paul’s, Sacramento (originally named Grace, Sacramento), was one of the first congregations Rev. Kip visited when he arrived in California. In 1854, after Benicia was removed as the capital of California, Rev. Kip helped organize the congregation of St. Paul’s there. In 1855-1861, congregations gathered in Marysville, Grass Valley, Nevada City, Auburn, Folsom, Petaluma, Napa and Placerville. Due to the Civil War, the next parish was not created until 1867 in Vallejo, followed by a church in Eureka in 1871 and Santa Rosa in 1873. By 1874, sixteen priests served the thirteen established parishes in the far-flung North California region.
Beginning of our Diocese
After twenty years of leading Anglicans across the vast geographical area of California, which comprised one tenth of the United States at that time, Rev. Kip requested that the General Convention of 1874 create a missionary jurisdiction and consecrate a bishop to share the responsibilities of the northern part of his diocese. One given the approval from the larger Church, the California diocese “split” to create the Missionary Jurisdiction of Northern California, an area that comprised twenty-four counties and 52,564 miles, with a population of over 200,000, of which about 2,400 were indigenous peoples. In addition, the first missionary bishop over the jurisdiction was consecrated in April of 1875, the Rt. Rev. John Henry Ducachet Wingfield. Thirty-six years later, in 1910, the congregations within the Missionary Jurisdiction officially became a diocese under the episcopate of the first diocesan bishop, the Rt. Rev. William Hall Moreland.
Eight bishops have served our diocese since its beginning. Click on their names to read more about them.
*Bishop Wingfield was elected as a missionary bishop but never became bishop diocesan.
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