Bishop of Lincoln
Pre-Reformation bishops

Bishop of Lincoln

Section Title: Pre-Reformation bishops
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Bishops of Leicester

From	Until	Incumbent	Notes

679	c.691	Cuthwine

692	705	Wilfrid	Translated from York; later transferred to Hexham

709	c.716/727	Headda	also Bishop of Lichfield

c.716/727	737	Aldwine	also Bishop of Lichfield

737	764	Torhthelm

764	c.781/785	Eadbeorht

c.781/785	c.801/803	Unwona

c.801/803	c.814/816	Wernbeorht

c.814/816	839 or 840	Hræthhun

839 or 840	c.840/844	Ealdred

c.840/844	c.869/888	Ceobred

In the late 9th century, the episcopal see of Leicester was moved to Dorchester.

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Bishops of Dorchester

From	Until	Incumbent	Notes

betw. 869 x 888	betw. 893 x 896	Harlardus	Also recorded as Alhheard; Eahlheard.

betw. 893 x 900	betw. 903 x 909	Wigmund	or Wilferth

c. 909	betw. 909 x 925	Coenwulf	Also recorded as Kenulphus

betw. 909 x 925	betw. 934 x 945	Wynsige

betw. 934 x 945	betw. 949 x 950	Æthelwold

949 or 950	971	Oscytel	Also Archbishop of York (956–971).

971	betw. 971 x 975	Leofwine	Bishop of Lindsey; united the sees of Dorchester and of Lindsey in 971, bishops of the united diocese known as Bishop of Dorchester

betw. 971 x 975	betw. 975 x 979	Alnothus	Also recorded as Alfnoth

betw. 975 x 979	23 April 1002	Æscwig	Also recorded as Œswy; Ascwinus.

1002	betw. 1007 x 1009	Ælfhelm	Also recorded as Alfhelmus.

betw. 1007 x 1009	18 October 1016	Eadnoth (I.)	Also recorded as Eadnothus. Abbot of Ramsey; killed at the battle of Assandun.

1016	8 December 1034	Æthelric	Also recorded as Eadhericus; Brihtmær.

1034	18/19 September 1049	Eadnoth (II.)	Also recorded as Eadnothus. Bishop of Dorchester, Leicester, and Lindey.

1049	14 September 1052	Ulfus Normanus	Also recorded as Ulf. Royal priest; suspended at the Council of Vercelli 1050; expelled

1053	1067	Wulfwig	Also recorded as Wulfinus. Royal priest.

1067	1072	Remigius de Fécamp	Also recorded as Remigius de Feschamp. Moved the see to Lincoln

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The see of Leicester was transferred to Dorchester.

final_sentence: The see of Leicester was transferred to Dorchester.