Joseph Horsfall Johnson
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The Right Reverend Joseph Horsfall Johnson D.D. | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Los Angeles | |
 Bishop-elect Johnson in 1895 | |
| Church | Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | Los Angeles |
| Elected | December 3, 1895 |
| In office | 1896–1928 |
| Successor | W. Bertrand Stevens |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 29, 1873 (deacon) May 29, 1874 (priest) by Horatio Potter |
| Consecration | February 24, 1896[1] by Thomas Frederick Davies |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 7, 1847[2] |
| Died | May 16, 1928 (aged 80)[4] Pasadena, California, United States |
| Buried | San Gabriel Cemetery, San Gabriel, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
| Parents | Stephen H. Johnson & Eleanor Horsfall |
| Spouse |
Isabel Green Davis (m. 1881) |
| Children | Reginald Davis Johnson |
| Alma mater | Williams College |
Joseph Horsfall Johnson (June 7, 1847- May 16, 1928) was the first Bishop of Los Angeles in The Episcopal Church.[5][6]
Johnson was born on June 7, 1847 in Schenectady, New York, the son of Stephen Hotchkiss Johnson and Eleanor Horsfall. He studied at Williams College and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1870. He then enrolled at the General Theological Seminary from where he graduated in 1873. He was awarded with a Doctor of Divinity from Nashotah House in 1895, and a Doctor of Sacred Theology from the General Theological Seminary in 1908.[7]
