Bishop of Oxford

The Rt Revd Dr Steven Croft

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The Bishop of Oxford is the diocesan or most senior bishop, responsible for oversight of the whole diocese. In addition to his diocesan and national responsibilities, the Bishop of Oxford has pastoral care of the two deaneries of Oxford and Cowley, which cover the city of Oxford, right in the heart of the diocese. Steven was consecrated Bishop of Sheffield in 2009 and translated to Oxford in 2016.

You can contact Bishop Steven by email or via his EA Marian Green on 01865 208 222. For media enquiries and interview requests, please contact the Director of Communications, Steven Buckley. High-resolution images of Bishop Steven are available for media use.

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Ad Clerum

Links to letters from Bishop Steven to his clergy and church officers.

Deanery visits

Details of the bishop's visits to every deanery in the diocese in 2022.

Biography

Biography of the Rt Revd Dr Steven Croft, Bishop of Oxford.

Bishops of Oxford since 1542

A list of every Bishop of Oxford from 1542 to present day.

Outreach Fund

Supporting the mission of the Church worldwide.

Bishops confirm 79 people across the diocese

In a host of special services across the diocese, 79 people of all ages were confirmed on Sunday 20 November on the Feast Day of Christ the King....

Clergy should have the freedom to bless and marry same-sex couples, says +Oxford

The Bishop of Oxford has published a 52-page essay, Together in Love and Faith, setting out the ways his own views have changed on same-sex relationships over the last decade....

A very different Commentary on the Psalms

The Revd Canon Professor Sue Gillingham published the final volume of her reception history commentary on the Psalms, a 25-year project exploring their range of uses as written text, for art, and in film and literature....