Career
Neal Buckon was born in Columbus, Ohio. He studied at Saint Mary's Seminary in Cleveland, Ohio and was ordained a priest of the Cleveland diocese on May 25, 1995. Buckon was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese for the Military Services, United States of America as well as titular bishop of Vissalsa on January 3, 2011 by Benedict XVI. Buckon was consecrated as bishop on February 22, 2011.