Conan of Cornwall
Conan was nominated by King Æthelstan.[1] He was consecrated between July 924 and 932. He died between 946 or 953 and November 955.[2]
Conan | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Cornwall | |
| Appointed | between July 924 and 932 |
| Term ended | between 937 and 955 |
| Successor | Daniel of Cornwall |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | between July 924 and 932 |
| Personal details | |
| Died | between 946 or 953 and November 955 |
| Denomination | Christian |
Conan was a medieval Bishop of Cornwall.
However, in the view of historian D. P. Kirby, it was almost certainly in 936 that Æthelstan "established Bishop Conan at St. Germans".[3]
Citations
- Barlow English Church 100-1066 p. 211
- Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 215
- Kirby 'Hywel Dda: Anglophil?' p. 4 note 19
References
- Barlow, Frank (1979). The English Church 1000–1066: a History of the Later Anglo-Saxon Church (Second ed.). New York: Longman. ISBN 0-582-49049-9.
- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- Kirby, D. P. (June 1976). "Hywel Dda: Anglophil?'". Welsh History Review. 8: 1–13.
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| Christian titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by |
Bishop of Cornwall c. 926–c. 950 |
Succeeded by Daniel of Cornwall |
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