Leofgar

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For the mid 11th century bishop of Hereford, see Leofgar of Hereford.

Leofgar
Bishop of Lichfield
See	Diocese of Lichfield
Appointed	after 1017
Term ended	circa 1026
Predecessor	Godwin
Successor	Brihtmær
Orders
Consecration	after 1017
Personal details
Died	c. 1026
Denomination	Catholic

Leofgar (or Leosgar; died circa 1026) was a medieval Bishop of Lichfield.

Leofgar was consecrated after 1017 and died sometime before about 1026.^[1] He was appointed by Cnut, the king of England, and nothing is known of why he was chosen or of his background.^[2]

Notes

↑ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 219
↑ Lawson Cnut: England's Viking King p. 136

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.
Lawson, M. K. (2000). Cnut: England's Viking King. Stroud, UK: Tempus Publishing, Limited. ISBN 0-7524-2964-7.

External links

Prosopography of Anglo Saxon England entry for Leofgar

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Godwin	Bishop of Lichfield c. 1017–c. 1026	Succeeded by Brihtmær

v t e Bishops of Lichfield and Coventry

Mercia	Diuma Ceollach Trumhere Jaruman Chad (Bishop of the Mercians and Lindsey People)

Lichfield	Chad (Bishop of the Mercians and Lindsey People) Winfrith Seaxwulf Headda Aldwine Witta Hemele Cuthfrith Berhthun Hygeberht (Archbishop of Lichfield) Ealdwulf Herewine Æthelwold Hunberght Cynefrith Tunberht Wulfsige Burgheard Wulfred Wigmund Ælfwine Wulfgar Cynesige Wynsige Elphege Godwin Leofgar Brihtmær Wulfsige Leofwin Peter (Bishop of Chester)

Coventry	Robert de Limesey (Bishop of Chester) Robert Peche Roger de Clinton Walter Durdent Richard Peche Gerard la Pucelle Hugh Nonant Geoffrey de Muschamp William de Cornhill Alexander de Stavenby

Coventry & Lichfield	Alexander de Stavenby Hugh de Pateshull Roger Weseham Roger de Meyland Walter Langton Roger Northburgh Robert de Stretton Walter Skirlaw Richard le Scrope John Burghill John Catterick James Cary William Heyworth William Booth Nicholas Close Reginald Boulers John Hales William Smyth John Arundel Geoffrey Blythe Rowland Lee

Lichfield & Coventry	Rowland Lee Richard Sampson Ralph Baines Thomas Bentham William Overton George Abbot Richard Neile John Overall Thomas Morton Robert Wright Accepted Frewen John Hacket Thomas Wood William Lloyd John Hough Edward Chandler Richard Smalbroke The Hon Frederick Cornwallis John Egerton Brownlow North Richard Hurd The Hon James Cornwallis The Hon Henry Ryder Samuel Butler

Lichfield	Samuel Butler James Bowstead John Lonsdale George Selwyn William Maclagan The Hon Augustus Legge John Kempthorne Edward Woods Stretton Reeve Kenneth Skelton Keith Sutton Jonathan Gledhill

Persondata
Name	Leofgar
Alternative names	Leosgar
Short description	Bishop of Lichfield
Date of birth
Place of birth
Date of death	circa 1023
Place of death

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