List of Archbishops of Canterbury
Anglo-Saxon period

List of Archbishops of Canterbury

Section Title: Anglo-Saxon period
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From	Until	Incumbent	Notes

597	26 May 604 or 605	Augustine	Canonised: St Augustine of Canterbury.

c. 604	2 Feb 619	Laurence	(Laurentius, Lawrence) Canonised: St Laurence of Canterbury.

619	24 Apr 624	Mellitus	Translated from London; canonised: St Mellitus.

624	10 Nov bet. 627 and 631	Justus	Translated from Rochester; canonised: St Justus.

627	30 Sep 653	Honorius	Canonised: St Honorius.

Mar 655	14 Jul 664	Deusdedit	Canonised: St Deusdedit.

14 Jul 664	c. 666	See vacant

c. 666	668	(Wighard)	(Wigheard) Died of plague before consecration.

26 Mar 668	19 Sep 690	Theodore	Canonised: St Theodore of Tarsus.

29 Jun 693	13 Jan 731	Berhtwald	(Brihtwald, Beorhtweald, Bertwald, Berthwald, Beorhtwald, or Beretuald) Abbot of Reculver; canonised: St Berhtwald.

10 Jun 731	30 Jul 734	Tatwine	(Tatwin, Tatuini, or Tadwinus) Canonised: St Tatwine.

735	17 Oct 739	Nothhelm	(Nothelm) Canonised: St Nothelm.

c. 740	26 Oct 760	Cuthbert	Possibly translated from Hereford.

27 Sep 761	764	Bregowine	(Bregwine or Bregwin) Canonised: St Bregwin.

2 Feb 765	11/12 Aug 792	Jænberht	(Jambert, Jaenbeorht, Jænbert, Jaenberht, Jaenbert, or Jaenberht) Abbot of St Augustine's, Canterbury.

21 Jul 793	12 May 805	Æthelhard	(Ethelhard, Æthilheard, or Aethelheard)

c. Oct 805	21 Mar 832	Wulfred

8 Jun 832	30 Aug 832	Feologild	(Feologeld) Abbot of an unknown monastery before election.

c. 27 Jul 833	4 Feb 870	Ceolnoth

870	30 Jun 888	Æthelred	(Ethelred)

890	2 Aug 923	Plegmund	(Plegemund) Clerk to King Alfred.

bet. 923 and 925	8 Jan 926	Athelm	(Æðelhelm) Translated from Wells.

c. 926	12 Feb 941	Wulfhelm	Translated from Wells.

941	2 Jun 958	Oda	(Odo, Oda the Severe) Translated from Ramsbury; canonised: St Oda.

958	959	Ælfsige	(Aelfsige)

959	dep. 959	Byrhthelm	(Beorhthelm or Birthelm) Translated from Wells, deposed & returned to Wells.

959	19 May 988	Dunstan	Translated from London; canonised: St Dunstan.

988	Feb 990	Æthelgar	Translated from Selsey.

990	28 Oct 994	Sigeric the Serious	Translated from Ramsbury.

el. 21 Apr 995	16 Nov 1005	Ælfric of Abingdon	(Ælfric of Wessex) Translated from Winchester; canonised: St Aelfric.

1006	19 Apr 1012	Ælfheah	(Alphege, Elphege, Alfege, or Godwine) Translated from Winchester; canonised: St Alphege.

1013	12 Jun 1020	Lyfing	Translated from Wells.

13 Nov 1020	c. 29 Oct 1038	Æthelnoth	(Aethelnoth, Ethelnoth, Egelnodus, or Ednodus) Formerly Dean of Canterbury.

1038	29 Oct 1050	Eadsige	(Eadsige, Eadsimus, or Eadsin)

Mar 1051	dep. Sep 1052	Robert of Jumièges	(Robert Chambert or Robert Champart) Deposed.

1052	deprived 11 Apr 1070	Stigand	Concurrently Bishop of Winchester; deprived of both sees.

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Augustine of Canterbury founded in 597 is the oldest bishopric.

final_sentence: Augustine of Canterbury founded in 597 is the oldest bishopric.