Bishop of Cornwall

The Bishop of Cornwall was an episcopal title which was used by Anglo Saxons between the 9th and 11th centuries. The bishop's seat was located at the village of St Germans, Cornwall. Later bishops of Cornwall were sometimes referred to as the bishops of St Germans. In 1050, the bishoprics of Cornwall and Crediton were merged and the Episcopal see was transferred to Exeter.[1][2]

List of bishops of Cornwall

Bishops of Cornwall [2]
From Until Incumbent Notes
bet. 833–870 ? Kenstec
circa 950 Æthelgeard May perhaps be the same as Æthelgar, Bishop of Crediton
before 931 bet. 937–955 Conan
bet. 937–955 after 959 Daniel
bet. 959–969 before 963 Comoere
bet. 959–969 bet. 981–993 Wulfsige
bet. 981–993 bet. 1002–1018 Ealdred
circa 1001 ? Æthelred
bet. 1002–1018 after 1019 Burhweald
1027 1046 Lyfing also Bishop of Crediton
1046 1050 Leofric also Bishop of Crediton
In 1050, Bishop Leofric transferred the united sees of Cornwall and Crediton to Exeter.[3]

References

  1. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory, 100th edition, (2007), Church House Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0.
  2. ^ a b Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S. et al., eds (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd, reprinted 2003 ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 214–215. ISBN 0-521-56350-X. 
  3. ^ Exeter: Ecclesiastical History. Retrieved on 8 December 2008.