Elphege of Lichfield

Elphege of Lichfield

__NOTOC__Infobox bishopbiog
name =Elphege


religion =Catholic
See =Diocese of Lichfield
Title = Bishop of Lichfield
Period = 975–c1003
Predecessor = Wynsy
Successor =Godwin
ordination =
bishops =
post =
date of birth =
place of birth =
date of death =c1003
place of death =

Elphege (or Ælfheah) was a medieval Bishop of Lichfield.

He was consecrated in 975 and died between 1002 and 1004.Powicke "Handbook of British Chronology" p. 219]

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External links

* [http://www.pase.ac.uk/pase/apps/persons/CreatePersonFrames.jsp?personKey=7881 Prosopography of Anglo Saxon England entry for Ælfheah]

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ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Ælfheah
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Bishop of Lichfield
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DATE OF DEATH=c1003
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