Deaneries

The Diocese of California is organized into six deaneries (a group of congregations). The Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, and Southern Alameda deaneries cover their respective counties; the Peninsula Deanery consists of all of San Mateo County and a small portion of Santa Clara County.

The deaneries hold convocations/meetings three to four times each year; contact the deanery president or officers for exact meeting dates and locations if not listed here.

2023 Deanery Officers

Deanery-elected members to diocesan Executive Council are listed on the Executive Council web page here.

Regional Deans

Appointed regional deans for each deaneriy along with comtact information are listed on this webpage.

Quick Links

Jump to your deanery by clicking the button below.

ALAMEDA

ALAMEDA DEANERY

2024 updates coming soon

Officers

President—Robin Henke, rhenke1114@yahoo.com

Vice President— Open position

Treasurer— Lilah Greenegreentiem@comcast.net 

Secretary— Sandy Burnett, sgburnett51@gmail.com

Executive Council Representatives

Clergy: The Rev. Jon Owens, owensj2016@fau.edu
Lay: Bruce Morrow, bvmorrow6801@sbcglobal.net

2023 meetings: 6 pm via Zoom

  • March 9
  • June 8
  • Sept. 14
  • Nov. 9

Diocesan Committee on Nominations

Clergy: The Rev. James Dahlin, rev.jim@staugustines.church
Lay:  Don Miller donmill@comcast.net

CONTRA COSTA

CONTRA COSTA DEANERY

2024 updates coming soon

Officers

President: Michelle Price mgprice411@gmail.com

Vice President: Rev. Lynne Sharp

Secretary: Jennifer Sabroe

Treasurer: Barbara Brooks brooksfolly@aol.com

Executive Council Representatives

Clergy: Rev. Krista Fregoso
Lay: Marjorie Leeds

Churches

Grace, Martinez
Resurrection, Pleasant Hill
St. Anna’s, Antioch
St. Anselm’s, Lafayette
St. John’s, Clayton
St. Mark’s, Crockett
St. Michaels and All Angels, Concord
St. Paul’s, Walnut Creek
St. Stephen’s, Orinda
St. Timothy’s, Danville

* St. Michaels & All Angels, Concord and St. John’s, Clayton are merging to become Holy Spirit Episcopal Church, Concord

2023 meetings: Zoom meetings

  • March 16
  • June 15
  • September 21
  • November 16

Diocesan Committee on Nominations

Clergy: Rev. Dcn. Walter Ramsey
Lay: Jim Wiant

MARIN

MARIN DEANERY

2024 updates coming soon

Officers

Contact: The Rev. Ari Wolfe. , kss@well.com

Executive Council Representatives

Eleanor Prugh
Anna Haight

Churches

Christ Church, Sausalito
Nativity, San Rafael
New Skellig Celtic Christian Community, Inverness
Our Saviour, Mill Valley
Redeemer, San Rafael
St. Aidan’s, Bolinas
St. Columba’s, Inverness
St. Francis of Assisi, Novato
St. John’s, Ross
St. Paul’s, San Rafael
St. Stephen’s, Belvedere

2023 meetings: Zoom meetings

  • May 20
  • September 14

Diocesan Committee on Nominations

Lay: Ruth Baney, rrbaney@aol.com & Lynn Oldham Robinette

PENINSULA

PENINSULA  DEANERY

2024 updates coming soon

Officers

President: Dan Spors, dspors@stbedesmenlopark.org

Vice-president: Vacant 

Secretary: Melisa Buie, melisa_buie@yahoo.com

Treasurer: Vacant

Executive Council Representatives

Aidan Job Sea
Melisa Buie

Churches

Christ Church, Los Altos
Christ Church, Portola Valley
El Buen Pastor, Redwood City
Epiphany, San Carlos
Good Shepherd, Belmont
Holy Child and St. Martin, Daly City
Holy Family, Half Moon Bay
SEA Episcopal, San Bruno and South San Francisco
St. Ambrose, Foster City
St. Bede’s, Menlo Park
St. Edmund’s, Pacifica
St. Mark’s, Palo Alto
St. Matthew’s, San Mateo
St. Paul’s, Burlingame
St. Peter’s, Redwood City
Transfiguration, San Mateo
Trinity, Menlo Park

2023 meetings: Zoom meetings

  • March 11 at 10 am
  • June 22 at 6 pm
  • Sept 16 at 10 am
  • Nov 9 at 7 pm

Diocesan Committee on Nominations

Lay: Diane FitzGibbon, dfitzgibbon@sbcglobal.net

SOUTHERN ALAMEDA

SOUTHERN ALAMEDA DEANERY

2024 updates coming soon

Officers

President: James McConnell

Vice President: Rev. Andrew Loblan

Treasure: Virginia Gibbs

Secretary: Lynne Lange

Executive Council: Mary Frances Leopold

Executive Council Representatives

Churches

All Saints’, San Leandro
Holy Cross, Castro Valley
St. Anne’s, Fremont
St. Bartholomew’s, Livermore
St. Clare’s, Pleasanton
St. James’, Fremont

2023 meetings: 

  • May 21
  • September 17, Saint Clare’s Pleasanton at 2:00 p.m.

Diocesan Committee on Nominations

Clergy: The Rev. Jeff Dodge
Lay: TBA

SAN FRANCISCO

SAN FRANCISCO DEANERY

Updated for 2024

2023 Officers

President: Mike Chambers
Vice-president for Clergy: The Rev. Hannah Cornthwaite
Vice-president for Lay: Regina Walton
Treasurer: Peter Fairfield
Secretary: Currently Open

2023 Executive Council Representatives

Lay: Steven Depont-Kalani
Clergy: Rev. John Kirkley

2024 Officers

President: Rev. Hannah Cornthwaite
Vice-president for Clergy: Rev. Kira Austin-Young
Vice-president for Lay: Regina Walton
Treasurer: Peter Fairfield
Secretary: Gretchen Lintner

2024 Executive Council Representatives

Lay: Christine Bensen
Clergy: Rev. John Kirkley

2024 meetings

  • March 9, 2024 | hosted by St. James
  • May 11, 2024 | hosted by St. Mary the Virgin

  • July 13, 2024 | Social event, hosted by St. Cyprian’s

  • September 14, 2024 | hosted by St. Aidan’s

  • November 9, 2024 | hosted by Trinity St. Peter’s

Diocesan Committee on Nominations

Lay: Susan Hill
Lay: Patrick Andersen