The roots of the Diocese of Eau Claire began in 1822 when the Oneida Indians, removing from New York state, settled near Green Bay.

[2] However, Russell Jacobus, Bishop of Fond du Lac, withheld consent because of the closeness and irregularities of the vote.

[3] In 2021 it was announced that the diocese of Eau Claire, Fond du Lac, and Milwaukee would contemplate entering an agreement of greater collaboration.

[8] On November 10, 2012, William Jay Lambert III was elected as the next bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Eau Claire.

[9] On March 16, 2013, Katharine Jefferts Schori presided over the consecration of William Jay Lambert III at Christ Church Cathedral, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, as the Sixth Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Eau Claire.