Wilfrith I (bishop of Worcester)

For the 10th century Bishop of Worcester, see Wilfrith II.
Wilfrith
Bishop of Worcester
Appointed718
Term endedbetween 743 and 745
PredecessorEgwin
SuccessorMilred
Orders
Consecration718
Personal details
Diedbetwseen 743 and 745
DenominationChristian

Wilfrith or Wilfrid was a medieval Bishop of Worcester. He was consecrated in 718.

In 735, he consecrated one Eva as the third abbess of Gloucester Abbey.[1] Wilfrith died between 743 and 745, perhaps on 29 April 744.[2]

Citations

  1. ^ "Houses of Benedictine monks: The abbey of St Peter at Gloucester". A History of the County of Gloucester, Volume 2. (William Page, ed.) London: Victoria County History, 1907. 53-61. British History Online
  2. ^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 223

References

  • Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.



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