Keith Bernard Whitmore

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Keith Bernard Whitmore

D.D.
Bishop of Eau Claire
Church Episcopal Church
Diocese Eau Claire
Elected1998
In office1999–2008
Predecessor William C. Wantland
Successor William Jay Lambert III
Other post(s) Assisting Bishop of Atlanta (2008-2017)
Assisting Bishop of North Dakota (2019-present)
Orders
Ordination1977
ConsecrationApril 10, 1999
by  Frank Griswold
Personal details
Born (1945-11-28) November 28, 1945 (age 76)
Wisconsin, United States
Nationality American
Denomination Anglican
SpouseSuzanne
Children2

Keith Bernard Whitmore (born November 28, 1945) [1] is a former Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Eau Claire.

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Biography

A native of Wisconsin, Whitmore is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin–Madison and Nashotah House. [2] Whitmore was Bishop of the Eau Claire Diocese from 1999 to 2008. Currently, he is Assistant Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta. Previously, he served as Dean of Christ Cathedral in Salina, Kansas and as a military chaplain in the United States Army. Additionally, he has been a member of the Berkeley Divinity School Board of Trustees. [3] Whitmore is married with two children. In 2019, he became the Assisting Bishop of North Dakota in the absence of a diocesan bishop.

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References

  1. Episcopal Clerical Directory 2013 (2013). New York: Church Publishing Inc. ISBN   978-0-89869-888-6, p. 1033.
  2. "Assistant Bishop". The Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta. Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
  3. "Berkeley Divinity School announces new appointments". Yale University. Archived from the original on 2010-07-15. Retrieved 2012-01-23.