| Alphege of Wells | |
| Religion: | Christian |
| Bishop of Wells | |
| Predecessor: | Wulfhelm |
| Successor: | Wulfhelm II |
| Consecration: | January 926 |
| Appointed: | 926 |
| Ended: | 937 |
| Death Date: | c. 937 |
Alphege (or Ælfheah) was the third Anglo-Saxon Bishop of Wells. He was consecrated in January 926, and died around 937.[1] [2]
At the start of the reign of King Æthelstan in 924, Alphege was a member of his household, one of his mass priests, who were probably responsible for looking after his relics. Early in Æthelstan's reign, Alphege witnessed his manumission of a slave called Ealdred, and he also attested a charter on the day of Æthelstan's coronation, 4 September 925. He was appointed Bishop of Wells in succession to Wulfhelm, who had been translated to the Archbishopric of Canterbury.[3]
. Foot, Sarah . Sarah Foot . Æthelstan: The First King of England . Yale University Press . New Haven, CT . 2011 . 978-0-300-12535-1.