Joseph Horsfall Johnson (June 7, 1847- May 16, 1928) was the first Bishop of Los Angeles in The Episcopal Church.

[7] Johnson was ordained deacon on June 29, 1873 at the Church of the Transfiguration, and priest on May 29, 1874 in the chapel of the House of Mercy in New York City by Bishop Horatio Potter.

He was in charge of Holy Trinity Church in Highland, New York from 1873 to 1879.

He founded The Bishop's School[8] in La Jolla, California[9] and served on the Pomona College board of trustees.

[10] The Bishop Johnson College of Nursing at Good Samaritan Hospital was named for him.