From 1994 to 1998 he was area Bishop of Buckingham in the Diocese of Oxford;  he was consecrated a bishop on 29 April 1994 by George Carey, Archbishop of Canterbury, at St Paul's Cathedral. From 1998 to 2008 he was the 8th Bishop of Coventry.
From 1994 to 1998, he was an area Bishop for Buckingham in the Diocese of Oxford; on April 29, 1994, he was ordained a bishop by George Carey, Archbishop of Canterbury, at St Paul's Cathedral. From 1998 to 2008, he was the 8th Bishop of Coventry.