Assistant Bishop

The Right Reverend Keith B. Whitmore

The Rt. Rev. Keith B. Whitmore, the former bishop of the Diocese of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, became the Diocese of Atlanta's assistant bishop effective April 15, 2008.

He currently serves on the The Episcopal Church's Standing Committee on Program, Budget and Finance and is president of Affirming Anglican Catholicism. He serves as a trustee for the Berekeley Divinity School at Yale.

He was ordained bishop of Eau Claire in April 10, 1999. He is a Wisconsin native and a graduate of the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and Nashotah House, Nashotah, Wis. He has served congregations in Wisconsin, Missouri and Kansas, where he was dean of Christ Cathedral, Salina, and is a retired Army chaplain. He and his wife, Suzie, have been married more than 40 years. They have two grown children.

Bishop of Atlanta J. Neil Alexander said when announcing his choice for assistant bishop, "I am delighted that Bishop Whitmore will be joining us in the Diocese of Atlanta. In our years together in the House of Bishops, I have come to deeply respect Bishop Whitmore for his integrity and his principled way of engaging the full life of the church. He has been faithful over many years in his commitment to The Episcopal Church. He brings us gifts that are complementary to mine and will not just fill in around the edges. He will be able to join me in leading the mission and ministry of this great diocese."