Biso (887 – 909) was a

Bishop of Paderborn The Archdiocese of Paderborn is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Germany; its seat is Paderborn.Duchy of Saxony The Duchy of Saxony ( nds, Hartogdom Sassen, german: Herzogtum Sachsen) was originally the area settled by the Saxons in the late Early Middle Ages, when they were subdued by Charlemagne during the Saxon Wars from 772 and incorporated into the C ...

. As the first

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who was a freely elected

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he was ordained on 2 May 887 by the

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, Liutbert. His

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was presided over by King

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. Biso was bishop from 887 to 9 September 909. He is interred in

Paderborn Cathedral Paderborn Cathedral (german: Paderborner Dom) is the cathedral of the Catholic Archdiocese of Paderborn. It is located in the city centre of Paderborn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The cathedral is dedicated to Saint Mary, Saint Kilian and ...

. During his time as bishop he dealt with eleven popes. He died on 9 September 909.

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* Brandt/Hengst: ''Die Bischöfe von Paderborn'' * 9th-century Saxon bishops Roman Catholic bishops of Paderborn 9th-century births 10th-century deaths {{Germany-RC-bishop-stub