Bishop of Buckingham

The Bishop of Buckingham is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Oxford, in the Province of Canterbury, England.[1] The title takes its name from the historic county town of Buckingham. The bishops suffragan of Buckingham have been area bishops since the Oxford area scheme was founded in 1984.[2]

List of bishops

Bishops of Buckingham
From Until Incumbent Notes
19141921Edward Shaw
19211944Philip Eliot
19441960Robert Hay
19601964Gordon SavageTranslated to Southwell
19641974Christopher Pepys
19741994Simon BurrowsFirst area bishop from 1984.
19941998Colin BennettsTranslated to Coventry
19982003Mike HillTranslated to Bristol
2003presentAlan Wilson
Source(s): [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Crockford's Clerical Directory (100th ed.). London: Church House Publishing. 2007. p. 946. ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0.
  2. ↑ "4: The Dioceses Commission, 1978–2002" (PDF). Church of England. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
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