From Eau Claire-The Reverend William Jay Lambert will be consecrated as the sixth Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Eau Claire, on Saturday, March 16, at 11 am. at Christ Church Cathedral, 510 S. Farwell St., Eau Claire.
Lambert, rector of St. James' Episcopal Church in Leesburg, Fla., was elected Nov. 10, 2012, succeeding the Rt. Rev. Keith Whitmore who resigned as bishop in 2008 to become assistant bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta. The Diocese has been led since September 2010 by Bishop Provisional Edwin Leidel Jr. former bishop of Eastern Michigan. Eau Claire's Standing Committee served as the ecclesiastical authority during the period the diocese was without a bishop.
As a priest, Lambert has served congregations in Wisconsin and Florida. He has also served on active duty in the U.S. Navy and as a U.S. Navy Reserve Chaplain. Lambert holds a Master of Divinity degree from Nashotah House Seminary in Nashotah; a Master of Arts degree in history from the University of Georgia in Athens, Ga.; and a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and public affairs from Rollins College in Winter Part, Fla.
The Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori, 26th Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, will serve as chief consecrator.
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