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Wilfrith I (bishop of Worcester)

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Wilfrith
Bishop of Worcester
Appointed718
Term endedbetween 743 and 745
PredecessorEgwin
SuccessorMilred
Orders
Consecration718
Personal details
Diedbetwseen 743 and 745
DenominationChristian

Wilfrith or Wilfrid was a medieval Bishop of Worcester. He was consecrated in 718.

In 735, he consecrated one Eva as the third abbess of Gloucester Abbey.[1] Wilfrith died between 743 and 745, perhaps on 29 April 744.[2]

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References

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  • Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
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Christian titles
Preceded by Bishop of Worcester
718–c. 744
Succeeded by