Facts: - title: vii bishop of northern indiana - see: episcopal diocese of northern indiana - type: bishop - term: 2000 - to date - consecration: 2000 - church: episcopal church in the united states of america - ordination: 1971 - predecessor: francis campbell gray vi bishop of northern indiana - birth date: 29 january 1947 - name: the rt rev. edward s. little ii - birth place: new york , new york county , new york Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of edward s. little ii .
edward s. little ii was elected seventh bishop of the episcopal diocese of northern indiana on november 5 , 1999 , and consecrated on march 18 , 2000 , in the basilica of the sacred heart on the campus of the university of notre dame .he was seated in the cathedral of st. james , south bend , on april 30 , 2000 .he has announced his retirement on june 30 , 2016 .