Alfred (Worcester)

Alfred († July 31, 1160 ) was an English clergyman. From 1158 he was Bishop of Worcester .

Alfred's origin is unknown. Since he was called a Magister , he must have studied. He is mentioned for the first time as an official in the service of King Heinrich, although it is uncertain whether Heinrich I or his grandson Heinrich II is meant. Presumably Alfred was in the service of Henry II, who attended Alfred's enthronement as bishop or visited him shortly after in Worcester . Alfred was elected shortly after the death of his predecessor John of Pagham in December 1157, which was probably due to the intervention of the king. After his ordination by Archbishop Theobald of Canterbury , he was enthroned on April 13, 1158. From his short term of office only eight documents have survived, three of which were confirmations of old rights. Because of a dispute between the abbots of the monastery of Liré and the Abbey of Saint-Florent in Saumur over the rights to a church, he served as a commissioned papal judge, which indicates a legal degree. Because he could not obtain the rights to a church for a royal official, as the king had wished, Alfred received a humiliating reprimand from Archbishop Theobald. However, he died in the summer of 1160.

Web links

• Philippa Hoskin: Alfred (d. 1160). In: Henry Colin Gray Matthew, Brian Harrison (Eds.): Oxford Dictionary of National Biography , from the earliest times to the year 2000 (ODNB). Oxford University Press, Oxford 2004, ISBN 0-19-861411-X , ( oxforddnb.com license required ), as of 2004

predecessor	Office	successor
John of Pagham	Bishop of Worcester 1158–1160	Roger