Elphege of Lichfield

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For other uses, see Ælfheah.

Elphege
Bishop of Lichfield
Diocese	Diocese of Lichfield
Appointed	975
Reign ended	bet 1002–1004 (death)
Predecessor	Wynsige
Successor	Godwin
Orders
Consecration	975
Personal details
Died	bet 1002–1004
Denomination	Catholic

Elphege (or Ælfheah; died circa 1003) was a medieval Bishop of Lichfield.

Elphege was consecrated in 975 and died between 1002 and 1004.^[1]

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^ Fyde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 219

[edit] References

Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.

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Prosopography of Anglo Saxon England entry for Ælfheah

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Wynsige	Bishop of Lichfield 975–c. 1003	Succeeded by Godwin

v t e Bishops of Lichfield

Mercia	Diuma Ceollach Trumhere Jaruman Chad (Bishop of the Mercians and Lindsey People)

Lichfield	Chad (Bishop of the Mercians and Lindsey People) Winfrith Seaxwulf Headda Aldwine Witta Hemele Cuthfrith Berhthun Hygeberht (Archbishop of Lichfield) Ealdwulf Herewine Æthelwold Hunberght Cynefrith Tunberht Wulfsige Burgheard Wulfred Wigmund Ælfwine Wulfgar Cynesige Wynsige Elphege Godwin Leofgar Brihtmær Wulfsige Leofwin Peter (Bishop of Chester)

Coventry	Robert de Limesey (Bishop of Chester) Robert Peche Roger de Clinton Walter Durdent Richard Peche Gerard la Pucelle Hugh Nonant Geoffrey de Muschamp William de Cornhill Alexander de Stavenby

Coventry & Lichfield	Alexander de Stavenby Hugh de Pateshull Roger Weseham Roger de Meyland Walter Langton Roger Northburgh Robert de Stretton Walter Skirlaw Richard le Scrope John Burghill John Catterick James Cary William Heyworth William Booth Nicholas Close Reginald Boulers John Hales William Smyth John Arundel Geoffrey Blythe Rowland Lee

Lichfield & Coventry	Rowland Lee Richard Sampson Ralph Baines Thomas Bentham William Overton George Abbot Richard Neile John Overall Thomas Morton Robert Wright Accepted Frewen John Hacket Thomas Wood William Lloyd John Hough Edward Chandler Richard Smalbroke The Hon Frederick Cornwallis John Egerton Brownlow North Richard Hurd The Hon James Cornwallis The Hon Henry Ryder Samuel Butler

Lichfield	Samuel Butler James Bowstead John Lonsdale George Selwyn William Maclagan The Hon Augustus Legge John Kempthorne Edward Woods Stretton Reeve Kenneth Skelton Keith Sutton Jonathan Gledhill

Persondata
Name	Elphege
Alternative names	Ælfheah
Short description	Bishop of Lichfield
Date of birth
Place of birth
Date of death	circa 1003
Place of death

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