after the death of the right reverend william stubbs in april 1901, paget was recommended to succeed him as bishop of oxford. he was elected bishop the following month, and consecrated by the archbishop of canterbury in st. paul´s cathedral 29 june 1901. a couple of days later he was received by king edward vii and invested as chancellor of the order of the garter, an office held by the bishop of oxford between 1837 and 1937.