Wulfheard

Wulfheard[lower-alpha 1] (died c. 823) was a medieval Bishop of Hereford. He was consecrated between 799 and 801 and died between 822 and 824.[1] In 801 he made a profession of obedience to Æthelhard, the Archbishop of Canterbury.[2]

Wulfheard
Bishop of Hereford
Appointedbetween 799 and 801
Term endedbetween 822 and 824
PredecessorUtel
SuccessorBeonna
Orders
Consecrationbetween 799 and 801
Personal details
Diedbetween 822 and 824

Notes

  1. Sometimes Wulfhard or Wulfehard

Citations

  1. Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 217
  2. Brooks Early History p. 125

References

  • Brooks, Nicholas (1984). The Early History of the Church of Canterbury: Christ Church from 597 to 1066. London: Leicester University Press. ISBN 0-7185-0041-5.
  • 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.
Christian titles
Preceded by
Utel
Bishop of Hereford
c. 800–c. 823
Succeeded by
Beonna

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