The Right Reverend Joseph Horsfall Johnson |
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Bishop-elect Johnson in 1895
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Province | The Episcopal Church |
Diocese | Los Angeles |
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Consecration | February 24, 1896 by Thomas Frederick Davies |
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Born | June 7, 1847 Schenectady, New York |
Died | May 16, 1928 |
Joseph Horsfall Johnson (1847-1928) was the first Bishop of Los Angeles in The Episcopal Church. He founded The Bishop's School in La Jolla, California and served on the Pomona College board of trustees. The Bishop Johnson College of Nursing at Good Samaritan Hospital was named for him.
He was the father of architect Reginald Davis Johnson.