Simon Hedley Burrows (8 November 1928 – 5 August 2015) was the Bishop of Buckingham from 1974 to 1994 and the first area bishop under the diocesan area scheme of 1984.Who's Who 1992 “(London, A & C Black )
Early life Burrows was born on 8 November 1928. He was the grandson of Leonard Burrows (Bishop of Sheffield) and Neville Lovett (Bishop of Salisbury)‘BURROWS, Very Rev. Hedley Robert’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2007 , accessed 30 June 2012 and son of Hedley Burrows (Dean of Hereford).‘BURROWS, Rt Rev. Simon Hedley’, Who's Who 2012, A & C Black, 2012; online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2011 , accessed 30 June 2012 He was educated at Eton and King's College, Cambridge.
Ordained ministry He was made a deacon at Michaelmas 1954 (26 September), by Cyril Easthaugh, Bishop of Kensington, and ordained a priest the Michaelmas following (25 September 1955), 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.“Crockford's clerical directory, 1995” (Lambeth, Church House ) Following this he was Vicar of Wyken and then (his final appointment before his ordination to the episcopate)”Debrett's People of Today 1992” (London, Debrett's) ) of Holy Trinity Fareham.Parish Web Site 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 due to illness.BURROWS
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