Humbertus

Humbertus[lower-alpha 1] was a medieval Bishop of Elmham.

St Humbert
Bishop of Elmham
Appointedbefore 824
Term ended845 or 856, or November 869
PredecessorHunferthus
SuccessorEadwulf
Orders
Consecrationbefore 824
Personal details
Died845 or 856, or November 869
DenominationChristian

Humbertus was consecrated before 824.[1] He was martyred by the Danes, and later venerated as Saint Humbert. His death is uncertain; he may have died 845 or 856, or possibly in November 869.[1]

After Humbertus, there was an interruption with the episcopal succession through the Danish Viking invasions in the late 9th and early 10th centuries. By the mid-10th century, the sees Elmham and Dunwich had been united under Bishop Eadwulf.

Notes

  1. Or Humbryct of Hunbeorht

References

  1. Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 216. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
Christian titles
Preceded by
Hunferthus
Bishop of Elmham
before 824-after 845
Succeeded by
Eadwulf

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