Bishop of Buckingham
# 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. The title takes its name from the historic county town of Buckingham; the See was erected under the Suffragans Nomination Act 1888, by Order in Council dated 22 November 1913. The bishops suffragan of Buckingham have been area bishops since the Oxford area scheme was founded in 1984.

## List of bishops

Bishops of Buckingham :

| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1914 | 1921 | Edward Shaw | became Assistant Bishop and Archdeacon of Oxford |
| 1921 | 1944 | Philip Eliot | |
| 1944 | 1960 | Robert Hay | |
| 1960 | 1964 | Gordon Savage | Translated to Southwell |
| 1964 | 1974 | Christopher Pepys | |
| 1974 | 1994 | Simon Burrows | First area bishop from 1984. |
| 1994 | 1998 | Colin Bennetts | Translated to Coventry |
| 1998 | 2003 | Mike Hill | Translated to Bristol |
| 2003 | present | Alan Wilson | |
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