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