Diane Jardine Bruce
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The Right Reverend Diane Jardine Bruce | |
|---|---|
| Provisional Bishop of West Missouri | |
| Church | Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | West Missouri |
| Elected | November 6, 2021 |
| In office | 2021-2025 |
| Predecessor | Martin Scott Field |
| Previous post(s) | Suffragan Bishop of Los Angeles (2010-2021) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | January 17, 1998 by Frederick H. Borsch |
| Consecration | May 15, 2010 by Katharine Jefferts Schori |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Diane M. Jardine 1956 (age 68–69) |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | Anglican (prev. Roman Catholic) |
| Spouse | Gregory Stephen Bruce |
| Children | 2 |
Diane M. Jardine Bruce (born June 1956) was the Bishop Provisional of the Episcopal Diocese of West Missouri from 2021 to 2025. She previously served as the seventh bishop suffragan of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles.
Diane was born in June 1956 in Pequannock, New Jersey. She was raised as a Roman Catholic. She studied at the University of California, Berkeley and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in linguistics in 1979. In 1980 she commenced employment with Wells Fargo Bank and subsequently served as vice president, in compensation management, and in analysis.[1] It was in 1986 that she joined the Episcopal Church. She then earned a Master of Divinity from Claremont School of Theology in 1997.[2] She also has a Doctor of Ministry from Seabury-Western Theological Seminary in Congregational Development. She also has two honorary doctorates: One from Seabury Western, one from the Church Divinity School of the Pacific.
Ordained ministry
Diane was ordained deacon on June 7, 1997, by the Assistant Bishop of Los Angeles Robert Marshall Anderson, and then priest on January 17, 1998, by the Bishop of Los Angeles Frederick H. Borsch.[3] Between 1997 and 2000 she was associate rector of the Church of the Messiah in Santa Ana, California where she was responsible for Women’s ministry and youth group. Between 2000 and 2010 she was rector of St Clement’s by-the-Sea Church in San Clemente, California.[4]
