Winfred (bishop)

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Winfred
Denomination Catholic
Senior posting
See Diocese of Lichfield
Title Bishop of Lichfield
Period in office 672–675
Predecessor Chad of Mercia
Successor Sexwulf
Personal

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

He 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]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Fryde Handbook of British Chronology p. 218
  2. ^ Stenton Anglo-Saxon England Third Edition p. 137

[edit] References

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

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Roman Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Chad of Mercia
Bishop of Lichfield
672–675
Succeeded by
Sexwulf
Persondata
NAME Winfred
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Winfrede, Wynfrith
SHORT DESCRIPTION Bishop of Lichfield
DATE OF BIRTH
PLACE OF BIRTH
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH