Simon Burrows


Simon Hedley Burrows was the Bishop of Buckingham from 1974 to 1994 and the first area bishop under the diocesan area scheme of 1984.

Early life

Burrows was born on 8 November 1928. He was the grandson of Leonard Burrows and Neville Lovett and son of Hedley Burrows. He was educated at Eton and King's College, Cambridge.

Ordained ministry

He was made a deacon at Michaelmas 1954, by Cyril Easthaugh, Bishop of Kensington, and ordained a priest the Michaelmas following, by William Wand, Bishop of London — both times at St Paul's Cathedral.
He served his curacy at St John's Wood, after which he was Chaplain of Jesus College, Cambridge. Following this he was Vicar of Wyken and then of Holy Trinity Fareham. He was consecrated a bishop on 18 October 1974 by Michael Ramsey, Archbishop of Canterbury, at Westminster Abbey.
In retirement he continued to serve as an assistant bishop in the Diocese of Winchester for some time.

Death

He died on 5 August 2015 after a short illness.