Wernbeorht

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Wernbeorht
Denomination Catholic
Senior posting
See Diocese of Leicester
Title Bishop of Leicester
Period in office c802–c815
Predecessor Unwona
Successor Hræthhun
Personal
Date of death between 814 and 816

Wernbeorht (or Werenberht) was a medieval Bishop of Leicester.

He was consecrated between 801 and 803. He died between 814 and 816.[1]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Powicke Handbook of British Chronology p. 232

[edit] References

  • Powicke, F. Maurice and E. B. Fryde Handbook of British Chronology 2nd. ed. London:Royal Historical Society 1961

[edit] External links

Roman Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Unwona
Bishop of Leicester
c802–c815
Succeeded by
Hræthhun
Persondata
NAME Wernbeorht
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Werenberht
SHORT DESCRIPTION Bishop of Leicester
DATE OF BIRTH
PLACE OF BIRTH
DATE OF DEATH between 814 and 815
PLACE OF DEATH