Bishop of London
Romano-British
The dates and names of these early bishops are very uncertain.

Bishop of London

Section Title: Romano-British
Table Section Text: The dates and names of these early bishops are very uncertain.

Romano-British Bishops or Archbishops of London – traditional list

From	Until	Incumbent	Notes

186 or unknown	193 or unknown	Thean	Also recorded as Theanus. Credited with foundation of St Peter upon Cornhill.

unknown	Elvanus	Also recorded as Eluanus. A figure from the 12th-century King Lucius legends first attested in the Book of Llandaff; along with St Medwin, said to have been Lucius's messenger to Pope Eleutherius

unknown	Cadar	Also recorded as Cadwr and Cadoc.

unknown	Obinus

unknown	Conan	Also recorded as Conanus.

unknown	Palludius	Also recorded as Palladius, "bishop of Britain".

unknown	Stephan	Also recorded as Stephanus.

unknown	Iltuta	Also recorded as Iltutus. Conflated with 5th-century St Illtud.

unknown	Dedwin	Also recorded as Theodwin and Theodwinus.

unknown	Thedred	Also recorded as Theodredus.

unknown	Hilary	Also recorded as Hilarius.

fl. 314	Restitutus	Not included in Jocelyn's list, but one of three British bishops recorded attending the 314 Council of Arles. The text is corrupt, but either Restitutus or Adelphius seem to have come from London.

unknown	Guidelinus	Also recorded as Guitelinus, mentioned in Geoffrey of Monmouth's History of the Kings of Britain.

fl. c. 430	Fastidius	Not included in Jocelyn's list; described as "bishop of the Britons" by Gennadius, who credits him with a work on Christian living (De Vita Christiana) and another on pious widowhood (De Virginitate); surviving texts by these names do not match Gennadius's description and seem rather Pelagian, although Gildas apparently quoted them approvingly.

unknown	453 or unknown	Vodinus	Also recorded as Wodinus, said to have been martyred by the Saxons

unknown	c. 586 or unknown	Theanus (II.)	Also recorded as Theonus. Fled into Wales.

According to one source, the last bishop's episcopate ended in 586. But according to another, a century and a half had elapsed between the flight of the last British bishop and the coming of the first Post-Augustinian bishop.

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At the 314 Council of Arles, either Bishop Restitutus or Adelphius seems to have come from Londinium.

final_sentence: At the 314 Council of Arles, either Bishop Restitutus or Adelphius seems to have come from Londinium.