Athelstan (bishop)

Athelstan (bishop)

__NOTOC__Infobox bishopbiog
name = Athelstan


religion =Catholic
See =Diocese of Elmham
Title = Bishop of Elmham
Period = c996–1001
Predecessor = Theodred II
Successor =Ælfgar of Elmham
ordination =
bishops =
post =
date of birth =
place of birth =
date of death =1001
place of death =

Athelstan (or Æthelstan) was a medieval Bishop of Elmham.

He was consecrated between 995 and 997 and died in 1001.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=14755 Prosopography of Anglo Saxon England entry for Æthelstan]

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NAME=Athelstan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Æthelstan
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Bishop of Elmham
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DATE OF DEATH=1001
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