Winfrith (bishop)

For other uses, see Winfrith.
Winfrith
Bishop of Lichfield
Appointed 672
Term ended deposed between 672 and 676
Predecessor Chad of Mercia
Successor Seaxwulf

Winfrith (Winfred, Winfrede or Wynfrith) was a medieval Bishop of Lichfield.

Winfrith was consecrated in 672 and deprived of his see between 672 and 676.[1] He was deposed by Archbishop Theodore of Canterbury for disobedience.[2]

Citations

  1. Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 218
  2. Stenton Anglo-Saxon England p. 137

References

  • Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X. 
  • Stenton, F. M. (1971). Anglo-Saxon England (Third ed.). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-280139-5. 

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Chad of Mercia
Bishop of Lichfield
672–c. 675
Succeeded by
Seaxwulf
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