Alwig

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Alwig
Bishop of Lindsey
Appointed 733
Term ended 750
Predecessor Cyneberht
Successor Ealdwulf
Orders
Consecration 733
Personal details
Died 750
Denomination Christian

Alwig (or Alwigh) was a medieval Bishop of Lindsey.

Bishop of Lindsey

The Bishop of Lindsey was a prelate who administered an Anglo-Saxon diocese between the 7th and 11th centuries. The episcopal title took its name after the ancient Kingdom of Lindsey.

Contents

Alwig was consecrated in 733. He died in 750. [1]

Citations

  1. Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 219

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Christian titles
Preceded by
Cyneberht
Bishop of Lindsey
733–750
Succeeded by
Ealdwulf