Æthelhard

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For his royal homonym, see Aethelheard of Wessex

Saint Æthelhard (also Aethelheard or Ethelhard) was archbishop of Canterbury from 793 to 12 May 805.

He was consecrated by the then-senior bishop of the land: Higbert, Archbishop of Lichfield. This consecration required King Offa of Mercia to consult Alcuin of York over proper procedure, the archbishopric of Lichfield being new to the ecclesiastical landscape of England.

He was translated from the episcopal see of Winchester.

Religious Posts
Preceded by
Jaenbert
Archbishop of Canterbury
793–805
Succeeded by
Wulfred

[edit] Sources

  • Ethelhard - Article from the Catholic Encyclopedia


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