Æthelberht of Whithorn | |
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Bishop of Hexham | |
Diocese | Diocese of Hexham (ancient) |
In office | c. 790 – 797 (death) |
Predecessor | Tilbeorht |
Successor | Heardred |
Other post(s) | Bishop of Whithorn (776 or 767 – c. 790) |
Orders | |
Consecration | 15 June, in 776 or 777 |
Personal details | |
Died | 16 October 797 |
Denomination | Catholic |
Æthelberht ( Old English: Æðelberht; died 797) was an 8th-century Anglo-Saxon bishop. His consecration as Bishop of Whithorn can be placed using the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle on 15 June in either 776 or 777, and took place at York. [1] In 789, 790 or 791 he became Bishop of Hexham; he was succeeded at Whithorn by Beadwulf. [2] He died on 16 October 797. [3] He is known to have corresponded with Alcuin. [3]
Æthelberht of Whithorn | |
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Bishop of Hexham | |
Diocese | Diocese of Hexham (ancient) |
In office | c. 790 – 797 (death) |
Predecessor | Tilbeorht |
Successor | Heardred |
Other post(s) | Bishop of Whithorn (776 or 767 – c. 790) |
Orders | |
Consecration | 15 June, in 776 or 777 |
Personal details | |
Died | 16 October 797 |
Denomination | Catholic |
Æthelberht ( Old English: Æðelberht; died 797) was an 8th-century Anglo-Saxon bishop. His consecration as Bishop of Whithorn can be placed using the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle on 15 June in either 776 or 777, and took place at York. [1] In 789, 790 or 791 he became Bishop of Hexham; he was succeeded at Whithorn by Beadwulf. [2] He died on 16 October 797. [3] He is known to have corresponded with Alcuin. [3]