The Very Rev. Keith B. Whitmore, dean of Christ Cathedral, Salina, Kan., was elected fifth Bishop of Eau Claire at the diocese's Oct. 17 convention. He was one of 22 candidates and was elected on the 12th ballot.

A native of Fond du Lac, Wis., he graduated from Nashotah House in 1977. He was associate then rector of St. Philip's, Joplin, Mo., 1985-94. In Wisconsin, he served as assistant dean of St. Paul's Cathedral, Fond du Lac, 1982-84; rector of St. John's, Portage, 1980-82; and vicar of St. Barnabas', Tomahawk and St. Ambrose, Antigo, 1977-80. He and his wife, Suzanne, have two children.