Ceolwulf of Lindsey explained

Type:Bishop
Ceolwulf
Bishop of Lindsey
Religion:Christian
Term:767
Term End:796
Predecessor:Ealdwulf
Successor:Eadwulf
Consecration:767
Death Date:796

Ceolwulf (or Ceolulfus) was a medieval Bishop of Lindsey.

Ceolwulf was consecrated in 767. He died in 796.[1] Charlemagne, in about 793–796 wrote to both Ceolwulf and Æthelhard, Archbishop of Canterbury asking them to plead with Offa of Mercia about some Englishmen who were currently in exile. Ceolwulf left England in 796 with Eadbald, the Bishop of London, but it is not clear if this was as an exile or on pilgrimage or for some other reason.[2] This was shortly after the collapse of Mercian power following the death of Offa. Ceolwulf seems to have not returned to Lindsey, as a new bishop, Eadwulf begins to appear in the records not long after Ceolwulf's departure.[3]

References

. Brooks, Nicholas . Nicholas Brooks (historian) . The Early History of the Church of Canterbury: Christ Church from 597 to 1066 . Leicester University Press . London . 1984 . 0-7185-0041-5 .

Notes and References

  1. Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 219
  2. Kirby Earliest English Kings p. 147
  3. Brooks Early History of the Church of Canterbury p. 122