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Bishop Of Cornwall
The Bishop of Cornwall was the bishop of a diocese which existed between about 930 and 1050. Nothing is known about bishops in the post-Roman British Kingdom of Cornwall, but by the mid-ninth century Wessex was gaining control over the area, and between 833 and 870 a bishop at Dinuurrin, probably Bodmin, acknowledged the authority of the Archbishop of Canterbury. There may have been another bishop at St Germans. By the end of the century Cornwall was part of the diocese of Sherborne, and Asser may have been appointed the suffragan bishop of Devon and Cornwall around 890 before he became bishop of the whole diocese. When he died in 909, Sherborne was divided into three dioceses, of which Devon and Cornwall were one. In Æthelstan Æthelstan or Athelstan (; ang, Æðelstān ; on, Aðalsteinn; ; – 27 October 939) was King of the Anglo-Saxons from 924 to 927 and King of the English from 927 to his death in 939. He was the son of King Edward the Elder and his fir ...' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is called episcopacy. Organizationally, several Christian denominations utilize ecclesiastical structures that call for the position of bishops, while other denominations have dispensed with this office, seeing it as a symbol of power. Bishops have also exercised political authority. Traditionally, bishops claim apostolic succession, a direct historical lineage dating back to the original Twelve Apostles or Saint Paul. The bishops are by doctrine understood as those who possess the full priesthood given by Jesus Christ, and therefore may ordain other clergy, including other bishops. A person ordained as a deacon, priest (i.e. presbyter), and then bishop is understood to hold the fullness of the ministerial priesthood, given responsibil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenstec
Kenstec was a medieval Bishop of Cornwall The Bishop of Cornwall was the bishop of a diocese which existed between about 930 and 1050. Nothing is known about bishops in the post-Roman British Kingdom of Cornwall, but by the mid-ninth century Wessex was gaining control over the area, and b .... Kenstec was consecrated between 823 and 870. His death date was sometime before 893.Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 214 Kenstec's seat lay in "the monastery of Dinuurrin"' which may be Bodmin. He professed obedience to the Archbishop of Canterbury, marking a stage in the incorporation of Cornwall into the English church. It is not clear whether there was only one bishop in Cornwall at this time, as there may have been another at St Germans, and it is also not clear whether Cornish bishoprics continued into the later ninth century.Orme ''Saints of Cornwall'' pp. 8-9 Citations References * * External links * Bishops of Cornwall 9th-century English bisho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dioceses Established In The 9th Century
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associated in a larger unit, the diocese (Latin ''dioecesis'', from the Greek term διοίκησις, meaning "administration"). Christianity was given legal status in 313 with the Edict of Milan. Churches began to organize themselves into dioceses based on the civil dioceses, not on the larger regional imperial districts. These dioceses were often smaller than the provinces. Christianity was declared the Empire's official religion by Theodosius I in 380. Constantine I in 318 gave litigants the right to have court cases transferred from the civil courts to the bishops. This situation must have hardly survived Julian, 361–363. Episcopal courts are not heard of again in the East until 398 and in the West in 408. The quality of these courts was l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diocese Of Exeter
The Diocese of Exeter is a Church of England diocese covering the county of Devon. It is one of the largest dioceses in England. The Cathedral Church of St Peter in Exeter is the seat of the diocesan Bishop of Exeter. It is part of the Province of Canterbury. The diocesan bishop ( Robert Atwell since 30 April 2014) is assisted by two suffragan bishops, the Bishop of Crediton and the Bishop of Plymouth. The See of Crediton was created in 1897 and the See of Plymouth in 1923. History The Diocese of Crediton was created out of the Diocese of Sherborne in AD 909 to cover the area of Devon and Cornwall. Crediton was chosen as the site for its cathedral, possibly due it having been the birthplace of Saint Boniface and also the existence of a monastery there.Exeter: Ecclesiastical History R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leofric (bishop)
Leofric (before 1016–1072) was a medieval Bishop of Exeter. Probably a native of Cornwall, he was educated on the continent. At the time Edward the Confessor was in exile before his succession to the English throne, Leofric joined his service and returned to England with him. After he became king, Edward rewarded Leofric with lands. Although a 12th-century source claims Leofric held the office of chancellor, modern historians agree he never did so. Edward appointed Leofric as Bishop of Cornwall and Bishop of Crediton in 1046, but because Crediton was a small town, the new bishop secured papal permission to move the episcopal seat to Exeter in 1050. At Exeter, Leofric worked to increase the income and resources of his cathedral, both in lands and in ecclesiastical vestments. He was a bibliophile, and collected many manuscripts; some of these he gave to the cathedral library, including a famous manuscript of poetry, the ''Exeter Book''. Leofric died in 1072; although his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishop Of Worcester
A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is called episcopacy. Organizationally, several Christian denominations utilize ecclesiastical structures that call for the position of bishops, while other denominations have dispensed with this office, seeing it as a symbol of power. Bishops have also exercised political authority. Traditionally, bishops claim apostolic succession, a direct historical lineage dating back to the original Twelve Apostles or Saint Paul. The bishops are by doctrine understood as those who possess the full priesthood given by Jesus Christ, and therefore may ordain other clergy, including other bishops. A person ordained as a deacon, priest (i.e. presbyter), and then bishop is understood to hold the fullness of the ministerial priesthood, given responsibility ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyfing Of Winchester
Lyfing of Winchester (died March 1046) was an Anglo-Saxon prelate who served as Bishop of Worcester, Bishop of Crediton and Bishop of Cornwall. Life Lyfing's uncle was Burhweald, Bishop of Cornwall,Lawson ''Cnut'' pp. 116–117 according to the medieval chronicler William of Malmesbury.King "Ealdred" ''Anglo-Norman Studies XVIII'' p. 124 He was probably a monk either at Winchester AbbeyBarlow "Lyfing (d. 1046)" ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' or at Glastonbury Abbey. In 1009, he became Abbot of Tavistock,Knowles ''Heads of Religious Houses'' pp. 72, 255 and that was always his favourite of the offices he held. In 1027, he became the Bishop of Crediton, and about the same time he became Bishop of Cornwall on the death of his uncle Brihtwold, so he united those two sees, with the seat at Crediton.Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 215Barlow ''English Church 1000–1066'' p. 73 His elevation probably was due both to his family and to his assistance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burhweald
Burhweald (also BrihtwoldBarlow ''English Church 100-1066'' p. 73) was a medieval Bishop of Cornwall. Burhweald was consecrated between 1011 and 1012. He died between 1019 and 1027.Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 215 He was succeeded by his nephew Lyfing Lyfing (from ''leof'', meaning "darling") is an Anglo-Saxon given name. Notable people bearing this name include: * Lyfing, Archbishop of Canterbury (died 1020), advisor to King Ethelred the Unready * Lyfing of Winchester (died 1047), adviso ... by 1027. Citations References * * External links * Bishops of Cornwall 11th-century English Roman Catholic bishops 11th-century deaths Year of birth unknown {{England-bishop-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Æthelred Of Cornwall
Æthelred was a medieval Bishop of Cornwall. Æthelred was bishop about 1001 and died sometime after that.Powicke ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 218 Citations References * Powicke, F. Maurice and E. B. Fryde ''Handbook of British Chronology'' 2nd. ed. London:Royal Historical Society 1961 Bishops of Cornwall 11th-century English Roman Catholic bishops 10th-century births 11th-century deaths Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown {{England-bishop-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ealdred Of Cornwall
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.Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 215 In 994, King Æthelred of England removed the diocese of Cornwall from the supervision of the bishop of Crediton.Barlow ''English Church 100-1066'' p. 212 The diploma granting the liberty of the diocese declares that it was written by Sigeric Sigeric (? – 22 August 415) was a Visigoth king for seven days in 415 AD. Biography His predecessor, Ataulf, had been mortally wounded in his stables at the palace of Barcelona by an assassin. The assassin was probably a loyal servant of Saru ..., archbishop of Canterbury, although it is unlikely that it was actually written by his own hand.Chaplais "Royal Anglo-Saxon 'Chancery'" ''Studies in Medieval History'' pp. 44-45 Citations References * * * External links * Bishops of Cornwall 10th-century English bishops 11th-cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comoere
Comoere or Wulsige Comoere was a medieval Bishop of Cornwall. Comoere was consecrated between 959 and 963. He died between 981 and a period between 988 and 990.Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 215 The Bodmin Gospels record his manumission Manumission, or enfranchisement, is the act of freeing enslaved people by their enslavers. Different approaches to manumission were developed, each specific to the time and place of a particular society. Historian Verene Shepherd states that t ... from slavery of a woman called Guenenguith and her son Morcefres.British Library, Additional MS 9381, f. 49v, Breay and Story, p. 374 Citations References * * External links * , as "Wulfsige Comoere" Bishops of Cornwall 10th-century English bishops 10th-century deaths Year of birth unknown Year of death uncertain {{England-bishop-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Of Cornwall
Daniel was a medieval Bishop of Cornwall. Daniel was consecrated between 953 and 955. These dates are established by a letter from Dunstan to King Æthelred II, which states that he was appointed by King Eadred and implies that it was after the death of Bishop Æthelgar of Crediton in 953. He died on 8 October between 959 and 962. He witnessed a manumission of King Eadwig at Exeter. William of Malmesbury said that Daniel was a monk at Glastonbury Abbey Glastonbury Abbey was a monastery in Glastonbury, Somerset, England. Its ruins, a grade I listed building and scheduled ancient monument, are open as a visitor attraction. The abbey was founded in the 8th century and enlarged in the 10th. It w ... before he became a bishop, which would mean that he was a pupil of Dunstan. His attestation of Abingdon charter S 597 in 956 states that he drafted the charter (''hanc singrapham dictavi''), but it is disputed whether such claims are usually formulaic or genuine. He witnessed char ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
