title: Neal Buckon
text: # Neal Buckon
  
  Neal James Buckon, (September 3, 1953) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been serving as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA since 2011.
  
  ## Biography
  
  Neal Buckon was born on September 3, 1953, in Columbus, Ohio. He studied at Saint Mary's Seminary in Cleveland, Ohio. Buckon was ordained a priest by Bishop Anthony Michael Pilla for the Diocese of Cleveland on May 25, 1995.
  
  Buckon was appointed as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA as well as titular bishop of Vissalsa on January 3, 2011, by Pope Benedict XVI. Buckon was consecrated by Bishop Timothy Broglio on February 22, 2011.
  
  