Rev. Dr. Antonio Gallardo [photo credit: Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles]The Rev. Dr. Antonio Gallardo, a former pastor at All Saints Church in Pasadena, has been elected the eighth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles and will be ordained in Pasadena in 2026.

Gallardo, 58, was elected on the eighth ballot during the Diocesan Convention held in Riverside, receiving 134 clergy votes and 187 lay votes. The election required a two-thirds majority from both orders on the same ballot, according to a diocesan statement.

His ordination and consecration as bishop diocesan are scheduled for July 11, 2026, at All Saints Episcopal Church in Pasadena. He will succeed Bishop John Harvey Taylor, who plans to retire that year after nine years in office.

Gallardo served as pastor for Latino Ministries at All Saints Church from 2015 to 2019. He is currently rector of St. Luke’s/SanLucas Episcopal Church in Long Beach, a position he has held since 2022. Prior to that, he was vicar at St. Luke’s of the Mountains in La Crescenta from 2019 to 2022.

Born and raised in Barquisimeto, Venezuela, Gallardo is the youngest of seven children. His academic background includes a bachelor’s degree in Informatic Engineering from Universidad Centro Occidental Lisandro Alvarado, an MS in Manufacturing Systems Engineering, and a PhD in Business and Economics from Lehigh University. He earned his Master of Divinity from Claremont School of Theology in 2018 and a diploma in Theology from Bloy House in 2019.

Gallardo is single and lives with two rescue dogs. In a biography released by the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, he said, “My spirit rejoices in seeing the beauty of God’s creation in people, architecture, nature, food, music, culture, and art, among other things.”

According to the diocese, it encompasses approximately 40,000 Episcopalians in 133 neighborhood congregations and mission centers, 29 schools, and five other specialized service institutions across six California counties. Church officials describe Los Angeles as one of the five most populous and culturally diverse of the Episcopal Church’s 106 dioceses.

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