William Jay Lambert III

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]

The Right Reverend William Jay Lambert
VI Bishop of Eau Claire
Church	Episcopal Church
Diocese	Eau Claire
Elected	November 10, 2012
In office	2013-2020
Predecessor	Keith Bernard Whitmore
Orders
Ordination	May 1982
Consecration	March 16, 2013 by Katharine Jefferts Schori
Personal details
Born	(1948-10-02) October 2, 1948 (age 76)
Nationality	American
Denomination	Anglican
Spouse	May Ruth
Children	3

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

• List of Episcopal bishops of the United States
• Historical list of the Episcopal bishops of the United States