Colin Buchanan

Colin Ogilvie Buchanan (9 August 1934 – 29 November 2023) was a British Anglican bishop and academic who specialised in liturgy. He served as the principal of St John's College, Nottingham (1979–1985), Bishop of Aston (1985–1989) and Bishop of Woolwich (1996–2004).

Early life and education Buchanan was born on 9 August 1934 to Robert Ogilvie Buchanan and Kathleen Mary Buchanan (née Parnell). He was educated at Whitgift School, then an all-boys direct grant grammar school. As an athlete, he ran 440 yards both for the army and for Oxford. In 1959, he entered Tyndale Hall, Bristol, an Evangelical Anglican theological college, to train for ordained ministry. He was the librarian from 1964 to 1969, the registrar from 1969 to 1974, director of studies from 1974 to 1975, vice-principal from 1975 to 1978 and principal from 1979 to 1985. From 1981 to 1985, he was an honorary canon of Southwell Minster.

Personal life and death In 1963, Buchanan married. He is survived by his wife and two children.

Selected works

Buchanan Colin O. (2013) St John's College Nottingham: from Northwood to Nottingham: a history of 50 years, 1963-2013 by Colin Buchanan, Published by St John's College, Nottingham, 2013 ISBN 978-1-900920-22-3