Episcopal Diocese of El Camino Real
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The Diocese of El Camino Real is a diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America, located in northern and central California. The diocese includes the cities of San Jose (the see city), Monterey, Santa Cruz, and San Luis Obispo; the diocese includes all Episcopal congregations in Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Benito, Monterey, and San Luis Obispo counties.
The diocese, named for the historic El Camino Real, the King's Highway, was created from the Episcopal Diocese of California in 1980. The youngest Episcopal diocese in California, El Camino Real's cathedral, Trinity Cathedral in San Jose, is the oldest building currently serving as an Episcopal cathredal in the state, being built in 1863.
The diocese is currently administered by an Assisting Bishop, the Right Reverend Sylvestre Romero, formerly the Bishop of Belize.
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