Eanfrith of Elmham

Eanfrith of Elmham

__NOTOC__Infobox bishopbiog
name =Eanfrith


religion =Catholic
See =Diocese of Elmham
Title = Bishop of Elmham
Period = c747–c769
Predecessor = Æthelfrith of Elmham
Successor =Æthelwulf of Elmham
ordination =
bishops =
post =
date of birth =
place of birth =
date of death =between 758 and 791
place of death =

Eanfrith (or Lanferthus) was a medieval Bishop of Elmham.

He was consecrated between 736 and 758. He died between 758 and 791.Powicke "Handbook of British Chronology" p. 222]

ee also

* List of the Bishops of the Diocese of Norwich, England and its 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=4034 Prosopography of Anglo Saxon England entry for Eanfrith]

Persondata
NAME=Eanfrith
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Lanferthus
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Bishop of Elmham
DATE OF BIRTH=
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DATE OF DEATH=circa 769
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