John Buckner (baptised 12 June 1734 – 1 May 1824) was an Anglican clergyman who served in the Church of England as the Bishop of Chichester from 1797 to 1824.

[1][2] Buckner was born at Goodwood House, Sussex[3] (the family seat of the Dukes of Richmond), and baptised at Boxgrove on 12 June 1734.

Bishop Buckner's 1824 obituary in the London Magazine noted that he and his brother Charles had "owed their advancement in life" to a close relationship with the Dukes of Richmond.

[5] The Duke of Richmond nominated John Buckner to a foundation scholarship at Charterhouse School at the age of 12, giving him access to a free education.

It is recorded that Bishop Buckner, with the aid of a very considerable sum of money from his predecessor's estate, "applied a liberal addition of his own monies to render the house (palace) fit for episcopal residence; and his improvements were certainly dictated by judgement and taste."