The Bishopric of Cornwall was created in about 833 AD. The later Bishops of Cornwall were sometimes referred to as the Bishops of St Germans. In 1050, Cornwall was merged with the Bishopric of Crediton and the Episcopal see was transferred to Exeter.[1]
List of Bishops of Cornwall
- Abbreviation: bet. = between; all the dates are very uncertain.
| Bishops of Cornwall [2] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Incumbent | From | Until | Notes |
| 1 | Kenstec | bet. 833–870 | ? | |
| 2 | Æthelgeard | circa 950 | May perhaps be the same as Æthelgar, Bishop of Crediton | |
| 3 | Conan of Cornwall | before 931 | bet. 937–955 | |
| 4 | Daniel of Cornwall | bet. 937–955 | after 959 | |
| 5 | Comoere | bet. 959–969 | before 963 | |
| 6 | Wulfsige of Cornwall | bet. 959–969 | bet. 981–993 | |
| 7 | Ealdred of Cornwall | bet. 981–993 | bet. 1002–1018 | |
| 8 | Æthelred of Cornwall | circa 1001 | ? | |
| 9 | Burhweald | bet. 1002–1018 | after 1019 | |
| 11 | Lyfing of Winchester | 1027 | 1046 | also Bishop of Crediton |
| 12 | Leofric | 1046 | 1050 | also Bishop of Crediton |
| In 1050, Bishop Leofric transferred the united sees of Cornwall and Crediton to Exeter.[3] | ||||
References
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory, 100th edition, (2007), Church House Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0.
- ^ Powicke, F. Maurice (1961). E. B. Fryde. ed. Handbook of British Chronology (2nd ed.). London: Offices of the Royal Historical Society.
- ^ Exeter: Ecclesiastical History. Retrieved on 8 December 2008.
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