Leofwine (Bishop of Lincoln)
- Leofwine (Bishop of Lincoln)
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name =Leofwine, Bishop of Lincoln
religion =Catholic
See =Diocese of Lindsey
Title = Bishop of Lindsey
Period = circa 953
Predecessor = Eadberht
Successor =Sigeferth
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Leofwine was a medieval Bishop of Lindsey.
He was consecrated about 953 and died sometime after. He combined the see with Dorchester, and afterwards the combined see is usually known as Bishop of Lindsey.[Powicke "Handbook of British Chronology" p. 238] ]ee also
* List of bishops of Lincoln and precursor offices
Notes
References
* Powicke, F. Maurice and E. B. Fryde "Handbook of British Chronology" 2nd. ed. London:Royal Historical Society 1961
External links
* [http://www.pase.ac.uk/pase/apps/persons/CreatePersonFrames.jsp?personKey=12532 Prosopography of Anglo Saxon England entry for Leofwine]
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