It has 10 congregations in six states: Arizona, California, New Mexico, Nevada, Texas, and Washington.

[2] The Diocese of the West was founded in 1998[3] as part of the Anglican Province of America (APA), a Continuing Anglican church in the Anglo-Catholic tradition.

In 2008, its bishop, Richard Boyce, arranged for the diocese to affiliate with the Reformed Episcopal Church.

To that point, the APA and REC had been in full communion, but Boyce sought for the Diocese of the West to have full participation in the Common Cause Partnership that led to the creation of the Anglican Church in North America in 2009.

At the organizing synod, Winfield Mott was elected the Vicar General.