Leofwine (bishop of Lindsey)

Leofwine was a medieval Bishop of Lindsey.

Leofwine
Bishop of Lindsey
In officec. 953
PredecessorBurgheard or Eadberht
SuccessorSigeferth
Orders
Consecrationc. 953
Personal details
Diedafter 953
DenominationChristian

Leofwine was consecrated about 953 and died sometime after.[1] This was a reconstitution of the see after a break in the succession since the death of Burgheard (or perhaps Eadberht) in the previous century. He combined the see with Dorchester in 956,[2] and afterwards the combined see is usually known as Bishop of Lindsey.[1] It appears to have covered Lindsey and Leicester.[2]

Citations

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  1. ^ a b Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 219
  2. ^ a b Kirby Making of Early England p. 92

References

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  • 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.
  • Kirby, D. P. (1967). The Making of Early England (Reprint ed.). New York: Schocken Books.
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Christian titles
Preceded by Bishop of Lindsey
c. 953
Succeeded by