VENN: Adm. pens. at CLARE, July 1, 1751. S. of Richard. B. at Goodwood, Sussex (bapt. at Boxgrove, June 13, 1734). School, Charterhouse. Matric. 1751; B.A. 1755; M.A. 1765; LL.D. (Lambeth) 1787. Chaplain to Duke of Richmond at taking of Havana, 1762. V. of Leominster, Sussex, 1762. R. of West Stoke, 1764. R. of Southwick, 1766. Preb. of Chichester, 1768. V. of West Hampnet, 1768. V. of Eartham, 1771. V. of Boxgrove, 1772. R. of St Giles-in-the-Fields, 1788. R. of Newdegate, Surrey, 1788. Archdeacon of Chichester, 1792. Bishop of Chichester, 1798. Died May 2, 1824.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1756 | Appt(Appointment) | Buckner, John | Charles, Duke of Richmond and Lennox / | Chaplain | View |
| 1756 | Disp-Ord | Buckner, John | / | View | |
| 1756 | Disp-Ord | Buckner, John | / | View | |
| 1758 | Disp-Ord | Buckner, John | / | View | |
| 1758 | Disp-Ord | Buckner, John | / | View | |
| 1765 | Libc | Buckner, John | Leominster / | Vicar | View |
| 1765 | Libc | Buckner, John | Binstead / | Curate | View |
| 1765 | Disp-App | Buckner, John | West Stoke / | Rector | View |
| 1765 | Disp-App | Buckner, John | Charles, Duke of Richmond / | Chaplain | View |
| 1765 | Disp(Dispensation) | Buckner, John | Leominster / | Perpetual Vicar | View |
| 1765 | Libc | Buckner, John | West Stoke / | Rector | View |
| 1766 | Disp-App | Buckner, John | Duke of Richmond / | Chaplain | View |
| 1766 | Disp(Dispensation) | Buckner, John | Southwick / | Rector | View |
| 1766 | Disp-App | Buckner, John | Leominster / | Vicar | View |
| 1772 | Disp(Dispensation) | Buckner, John | Boxgrave / | Vicar | View |
| 1772 | Disp-App | Buckner, John | Southwick / | Rector | View |
| 1775 | Libc | Buckner, John | Eartham / | Vicar | View |
| 1775 | Libc | Buckner, John | Boxgrove / | Vicar | View |
| 1775 | Libc | Buckner, John | Westhampnett / | not given | View |
| 1785 | Libc | Buckner, John | Westhampnet / | Sequestrator | View |
| 1785 | Libc | Buckner, John | Eartham / | Vicar | View |
| 1785 | Libc | Buckner, John | Boxgrove / | Vicar | View |
| 1787 | Appt(admission to Lambeth degree) | Buckner, John | / | View | |
| 1788 | Appt(Institution) | Buckner, John | Newdigate / | Rector | View |
| 1788 | Disp(Dispensation) | Buckner, John | St Giles in the Fields / | Rector | View |
| 1788 | Disp-App | Buckner, John | St Giles in the Fields / | Rector | View |
| 1788 | Appt(Institution) | Buckner, John | St Giles in the fields / | Rector | View |
| 1788 | Disp(Dispensation) | Buckner, John | Newdigate / | Rector | View |
| 1797 | Appt(licence to confirm election) | Buckner, John | Chichester / | Bishop | View |
| 1798 | Disp-App | Buckner, John | Chichester / | Bishop | View |
| 1798 | Appt(confirmation of election) | Buckner, John | Chichester / | Bishop | View |
| 1798 | Vac(Promotion) | Buckner, John | Newdigate / | Rector | View |
| 1798 | Vac(Promotion) | Chichester, | St Giles in the Fields / | Rector | View |
| 1798 | Appt(Institution) | Buckner, John | St Giles in the Fields / | Rector | View |
| 1798 | Appt(consecration) | Buckner, John | Chichester / | Bishop | View |
| 1798 | Disp(Dispensation) | Buckner, John | St. Giles in the Fields / | Rector | View |
| 1802 | Vac(Promotion) | Chichester, John | Chichester / | Archdeacon | View |
| 1824 | Vac(natural death) | chichester, John | St Giles in the Fields / | Rector | View |
| 1824 | Vac(Death) | Buckner, John | Chichester / | Bishop | View |