Bishop of Lindisfarne

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The Bishop of Lindisfarne was the leading ecclesiastical authority of the early medieval monastery and Christian community based on the Holy Island of Lindisfarne in Northumbria.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian religious title
episcopal office
medieval ecclesiastical office
appointedBy King Oswald of Northumbria
associatedWith Lindisfarne Gospels
monastic mission to Northumbria
associatedWithCouncil Synod of Whitby
associatedWithEvent Christianization of Northumbria
associatedWithTradition Anglo-Saxon church
Celtic monasticism
country Kingdom of Northumbria
denomination Celtic Christianity
Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
ecclesiasticalRank bishop
foundedBy Aidan of Lindisfarne
historicalStatus defunct episcopal see
jurisdictionOver Christian community of Lindisfarne
monastery of Lindisfarne
linked to: Lindisfarne Priory
languageOfCommunity Old English
Old Irish
languageOfLiturgy Latin
locatedIn Holy Island
Lindisfarne
Northumbria
notableHolder Aidan of Lindisfarne
Colmán of Lindisfarne
Cuthbert of Lindisfarne
linked to: Saint Cuthbert

Eadberht of Lindisfarne
Eadfrith of Lindisfarne
Finan of Lindisfarne
partOf Northumbrian church
primaryFunction missionary activity in Northumbria
oversight of monastic community
spiritual leadership
regionServed Northumbria
northern England
religion Christianity
seat Lindisfarne Priory
seeAlso Diocese of Lindisfarne
successorOffice Bishop of Durham
titleHeldBy Aidan of Lindisfarne
Cuthbert of Lindisfarne
linked to: Saint Cuthbert

Eadfrith of Lindisfarne
usedInCentury 7th century
8th century
9th century
usedInPeriod early Middle Ages

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Saint Cuthbert positionHeld Bishop of Lindisfarne
Chester-le-Street wasSeeOf Bishop of Lindisfarne
Eadfrith of Lindisfarne positionHeld Bishop of Lindisfarne
Bishop of St Andrews follows Bishop of Hexham and Lindisfarne (early Northumbrian influence)
linked to: Bishop of Lindisfarne
Wilfrid positionHeld Bishop of Northumbria
subject linked to: Bishop Wilfrid
linked to: Bishop of Lindisfarne
Aldhun of Durham positionHeld Bishop of Lindisfarne
Aldred of Lindisfarne positionHeld Bishop of Lindisfarne
subject linked to: Aldred
Bishop Colmán of Lindisfarne positionHeld Bishop of Lindisfarne