Berhthun (bishop)

Berhthun (bishop)

__NOTOC__Infobox bishopbiog
name =Berhthun


religion =Catholic
See =Diocese of Lichfield
Title = Bishop of Lichfield
Period = c768–c778
Predecessor = Cuthred
Successor =Higbert
ordination =
bishops =
post =
date of birth =
place of birth =
date of death =c778
place of death =

Berhthun (or Beorhthun) was a medieval Bishop of Lichfield.

He was consecrated about 769 and died between 777 and 779.Fryde "Handbook of British Chronology" p. 218]

Notes

References

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External links

* [http://www.pase.ac.uk/pase/apps/persons/CreatePersonFrames.jsp?personKey=5022 Prosopography of Anglo Saxon England entry for Beorhthun]

Persondata
NAME=Berhthun
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Beorhthun
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Bishop of Lichfield
DATE OF BIRTH=
PLACE OF BIRTH=
DATE OF DEATH=c778
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