Leofgar

Leofgar

__NOTOC__Infobox bishopbiog
name =Leofgar


religion =Catholic
See =Diocese of Lichfield
Title = Bishop of Lichfield
Period = c1017–c1026
Predecessor = Godwin
Successor =Brihtmar
ordination =
bishops =
post =
date of birth =
place of birth =
date of death =c1026
place of death =

Leofgar (or Leosgar) was a medieval Bishop of Lichfield.

He was consecrated after 1017 and died sometime before about 1026.Fryde "Handbook of British Chronology" p. 219] He was appointed by Canute the Great, king of England, and nothing is known of why he was chosen or of his background.Lawson "Cnut: England's Viking King" p. 136]

Notes

References

*
* Lawson, M. K. "Cnut: England's Viking King" Stroud: Tempus 2004 ISBN 0-7524-2964-7

External links

* [http://www.pase.ac.uk/pase/apps/persons/CreatePersonFrames.jsp?personKey=17053 Prosopography of Anglo Saxon England entry for Leofgar]

Persondata
NAME=Leofgar
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Leosgar
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Bishop of Lichfield
DATE OF BIRTH=
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DATE OF DEATH=c1023
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