Diane Jardine Bruce

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Diane Jardine Bruce
Provisional Bishop of West Missouri
Church Episcopal Church
Diocese West Missouri
ElectedNovember 6, 2021
In office2021-present
Predecessor Martin Scott Field
Orders
OrdinationJanuary 17, 1998
by  Frederick H. Borsch
ConsecrationMay 15, 2010
by  Katharine Jefferts Schori
Personal details
Born
Diane M. Jardine

1956 (age 66–67)
Pequannock Township, New Jersey, United States
Nationality American
Denomination Anglican (prev. Roman Catholic)
SpouseGregory Stephen Bruce
Children2
Previous post(s) Suffragan Bishop of Los Angeles (2010-2021)

Diane M. Jardine Bruce (born June 1956) is the Bishop Provisional of the Episcopal Diocese of West Missouri. She previously served as the seventh bishop suffragan of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles.

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Early life and education

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 in process.

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]

Episcopacy

Diane was elected Suffragan Bishop of Los Angeles on December 4, 2009. She was consecrated as a bishop on May 15, 2010 by Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori. [5] She retained the post until her election on November 6, 2021, as the Provisional Bishop of The Diocese of West Missouri by the diocesan convention meeting at Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral in Kansas City, Missouri. Upon the completion of her ministry in the Diocese of Los Angeles, Bruce took up residence and began her ministry in the Diocese of West Missouri on December 1, 2021. She is married to Gregory Stephen Bruce and is the mother of two. [6] [7] [8] [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Bishop Provisional of West Missouri". Diocese of West Missouri. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
  2. ↑ "Los Angeles diocese elects Diane Jardine Bruce as first woman bishop". Anglican Journal. 2009-12-07. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
  3. ↑ "Clergy Finder: Diane Jardine Bruce". Church Pension Group. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
  4. ↑ "The Rev. Canon Diane M. Jardine Bruce" (PDF). Retrieved 2022-08-24.
  5. ↑ "PROFILE: The Rev. Canon Diane M. Jardine Bruce". Los Angeles Times. 2009-12-07. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
  6. ↑ "The Rt. Rev. Diane M. Jardine Bruce appointed Bishop Provisional of West Missouri". New Spirit. 2021-11-07. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
  7. ↑ "The Rt Revd Diane Jardine Bruce". World Anglican. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
  8. ↑ "An Interview with Bishop Diane Jardine Bruce". Bexley Seabury. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
  9. ↑ "Bishop Diane Jardine Bruce to begin ministry Dec. 1 as bishop provisional of the Diocese of West Missouri". Episcopal New Service. 2021-11-08. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
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