Ælfwine of Wells

10th-century Bishop of Wells
Ælfwine
Bishop of Wells
Tomb in Wells Cathedral
Electedc. 997
Term endedc. 998
PredecessorSigar
SuccessorLyfing
Orders
Consecrationc. 997
Personal details
Diedc. 998
DenominationChristian

Ælfwine (or Aelfwin) was an Anglo-Saxon Bishop of Wells. He was consecrated about 997, and died around 998.[1]

Citations

  1. ^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 222

References

  • 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
Sigar
 Bishop of Wells
c. 997–c. 998 		Succeeded by
Lyfing
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