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Jaruman was the fourth Bishop of Mercia. He fought against apostasy outside his diocese. He served as bishop in the time of King Wulfhere of Mercia, on whose behalf he undertook several missions to Saxon tribes which had returned to paganism. He probably originated in Ireland but was educated at Lindisfarne.
Eadberht of Lindisfarne, also known as Saint Eadberht, was Bishop of Lindisfarne, England, from 688 until his death on 6 May 698.
Eadfrith of Lindisfarne, also known as Saint Eadfrith, was Bishop of Lindisfarne, probably from 698 onwards. By the twelfth century it was believed that Eadfrith succeeded Eadberht and nothing in the surviving records contradicts this belief. Lindisfarne was among the main religious sites of the kingdom of Northumbria in the early eighth century, the resting place of Saints Aidan and Cuthbert. He is venerated as a Saint in the Roman Catholic Church, and in the Eastern Orthodox Church, as also in the Anglican Communion.
Æthelwold of Lindisfarne was Bishop of Lindisfarne from 721 until 740.
Cynewulf of Lindisfarne was appointed as Bishop of Lindisfarne in either 737 or 740. He resigned the see in 779 or 780 and died in 782 or 783.
Aldhun of Durham, also known as Ealdhun, was the last Bishop of Lindisfarne and the first Bishop of Durham. He was of "noble descent".
Higbald of Lindisfarne was Bishop of Lindisfarne from 780 or 781 until his death on 25 May 803. Little is known about his life except that he was a regular communicator with Alcuin of York; it is in his letters to Alcuin that Higbald described in graphic detail the Viking raid on Lindisfarne on 8 June 793 in which many of his monks were killed.
Egbert of Lindisfarne was Bishop of Lindisfarne from his consecration on 11 June 803 until his death in 821. He is often confused with Saint Egbert who served as a monk at Lindisfarne, though the latter never became a bishop there.
Ecgred of Lindisfarne was Bishop of Lindisfarne from 830 until his death in 845.
Eanbert of Lindisfarne was Bishop of Lindisfarne from 845 until 854. He was the penultimate bishop to reside at Lindisfarne, which by this time was regularly being invaded by Vikings.
Eardulf of Lindisfarne was Bishop of Lindisfarne for 46 years between 854, following the death of his predecessor, and his own death in 899. He was chiefly responsible for removing the remains of St Cuthbert from Lindisfarne to protect them from Viking invasions, eventually resettling them in Chester-le-Street and temporarily running the see from there.
Cutheard of Lindisfarne was Bishop of Lindisfarne from 899 to around 915, although the see was administered from Chester-le-Street.
Tilred of Lindisfarne was Bishop of Lindisfarne between around 915 and until his death around 925.
Uchtred of Lindisfarne was appointed as Bishop of Lindisfarne perhaps around 942. His death date is unknown.
Sexhelm of Lindisfarne was Bishop of Lindisfarne for six months, but the year is unknown.
Ælfsige was Bishop of Lindisfarne, perhaps appointed around 968. He perhaps died around 990.
Alphege was the third Anglo-Saxon Bishop of Wells. He was consecrated in January 926, and died around 937.
Ealdred was a medieval Bishop of Leicester.
Ealdred was a medieval Bishop of Cornwall. He was consecrated between 981 and a period between 988 and 990. He died between 1002 and 1009.
Heathwred of Lindisfarne was Bishop of Lindisfarne from 821 until his death in 830.
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.
