Æthelberht of Whithorn
Bishop of Whithorn; Bishop of Hexham
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| Intro | Bishop of Whithorn; Bishop of Hexham | |
| Places | United Kingdom | |
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| Work field | Religion | |
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| Religion: | Catholic church | |
| Death | 797 |
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Æthelberht (Old English: Æðelberht; died 797) was an 8th-century Anglo-Saxon bishop. His consecration as Bishop of Whithorn can be placed using the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle on 15 June in either 776 or 777, and took place at York. In 789, 790 or 791 he became Bishop of Hexham; he was succeeded at Whithorn by Beadwulf. He died on 16 October 797. He is known to have corresponded with Alcuin.