Leofgar

For the mid 11th century bishop of Hereford, see Leofgar of Hereford.

Leofgar
Bishop of Lichfield
Appointed	after 1017
Term ended	c. 1026
Predecessor	Godwin
Successor	Brihtmær
Orders
Consecration	after 1017
Personal details
Died	c. 1026

Leofgar (or Leosgar; died c. 1026) was a medieval Bishop of Lichfield.

Leofgar was consecrated after 1017 and died sometime before about 1026. He was appointed by Cnut, the king of England, and nothing is known of why he was chosen or of his background.

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.
• Lawson, M. K. (2000). Cnut: England's Viking King. Stroud, UK: Tempus Publishing, Limited. ISBN 0-7524-2964-7.

External links

• Leofgar 3 at Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England