The Episcopal Church lost two of its retired bishops in the past week: Joe Burnett, 10th Bishop of Nebraska, and Chester Talton, Suffragan Bishop of Los Angeles.
Gomez affirmed the church’s historic doctrine of marriage and sought to deepen mutual accountability through his leadership in helping to create the Anglican Covenant.
Johnson was an advocate for the acceptance of gay and lesbian people, started the diocese’s first Latino congregation, and launched a capital campaign to raise $3 million for outreach.
