The Diocese of El Camino Real is a diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America, located in northern and central California. The diocese includes the cities of San Jose (the see city), Monterey, Santa Cruz, and San Luis Obispo; the diocese includes all Episcopal congregatins in Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Benito, Monterey, and San Luis Obispo counties. Pope Pius XI blesses Bishop Stephen Alencastre as fifth Apostolic Vicar of the Hawaiian Islands in a Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace window. ... The Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul in the nations capital is the national cathedral of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America. ... State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Official languages English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ... City nickname: Capital of Silicon Valley Location of San Jose within Santa Clara County, California. ... A see (from the Latin word sedem, meaning seat) is the throne (cathedra) of a bishop. ... View of Monterey Bay and its kelp A sea lion rookery at the marina Museum interior with ship models and equipment Kelp Forest display at the Monterey Bay Aquarium The City of Monterey is located on Monterey Bay along the Pacific coast in central California. ... Downtown Santa Cruz Santa Cruz is the county seat of Santa Cruz County, California, United States. ... The city of San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo (also SLO) is the county seat of San Luis Obispo County, California, USA. Luis is pronounced locally as the more anglophone Lewis. ... Location of Santa Clara County within California. ... Santa Cruz County is a county located on the Pacific coast of California, just south of the San Francisco Bay Area. ... San Benito County is a county located in the California Coast Range Mountains south of San Jose. ... Monterey County is a county located on the Pacific coast of California, its northwestern section forming the southern half of Monterey Bay. ... San Luis Obispo County is a county located on Californias central Pacific coast, between Los Angeles and the Bay Area. ...

The diocese, named for the historic El Camino Real, the King's Highway, was created from the Episcopal Diocese of California in 1980. The youngest Episcopal diocese in California, El Camino Real's cathedral, Trinity Cathedral in San Jose, is the oldest building currently serving as a cathredal in the state, being built in 1863. El Camino Real in California is historically the road built in 1769 by Father Junípero Serra to connect the Catholic missions in Alta California between Sonoma in the north, and (what is now Presidio Park in) San Diego in the south, during the Spanish colonial era, and now a... 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... A cathedral is a Christian church building, specifically of a denomination with an episcopal hierarchy (such as the Roman Catholic Church or the Anglican churches), which serves as the central church of a bishopric. ... 1863 is a common year starting on Thursday. ...

The diocese is currently administered by an Assisting Bishop, the Right Reverend Sylvestre Romero, formerly the Bishop of Belize. 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Diocese of El Camino Real website
• Trinity Cathedral