William Jay Lambert III explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Right Reverend
William Jay Lambert
VI Bishop of Eau Claire
Church:Episcopal Church
Diocese:Eau Claire
Elected:November 10, 2012
Term:2013-2020
Term Start:March 16, 2013
Term End:December 1, 2020
Predecessor:Keith Bernard Whitmore
Ordination:May 1982
Consecration:March 16, 2013
Consecrated By:Katharine Jefferts Schori
Birth Date:2 October 1948
Nationality:American
Religion:Anglican
Spouse:May Ruth
Children:3

William Jay Lambert III (born October 2, 1948[1]) is an American bishop of the Episcopal Church. He was the sixth bishop of the Diocese of Eau Claire based in the state of Wisconsin from March 2013 to December 2020. In October 2021 he became rector of St. Phillip's Episcopal Church in Jacksonville, Florida.[2]

Biography

Lambert received a Bachelor of Arts in history and public affairs from Rollins College, a Masters of Arts in history from the University of Georgia and a Masters of Divinity from Nashotah House. He also served in the United States Navy and was a United States Naval Reserve chaplain.[3] He was elected bishop of the Diocese of Eau Claire on November 10, 2012. He was consecrated to the episcopate on March 16, 2013.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Episcopal Clerical Directory 2013 (2013). New York: Church Publishing Inc., p. 549.
  2. Web site: Lambert . William Jay . Meet Your New Rector! – St. Philip's Episcopal Church – Jacksonville, FL . 2022-08-02 . en-US.
  3. http://episcopaldigitalnetwork.com/ens/2012/11/11/eau-claire-diocese-elects-william-jay-lambert-as-bishop Eau Claire Diocese Elects William Jay Lambert as Bishop
  4. http://www.wqow.com/story/21661119/2013/03/16/eau-claire-episcopalians-consecrate-new-bishop Bishop Lambert