Higbert
Higbert (also: Hygberht or Hygeberht ; † 803 ) was bishop (779-787) and archbishop (787-799) of Lichfield during the reign of King Offa of Mercien .
To strengthen his position vis-à-vis the Kingdom of Kent and the Archbishop of Canterbury , then Jaenbert , Offa created an archbishopric in the center of his kingdom, the Diocese of Lichfield, during the Council of Chelsea . Higbert, then Bishop of Lichfield, received the pallium from Pope Hadrian I in 788. After Jaenbert's death in 792, he was the first prelate of England. He also consecrated Jaenbert's successor Æthelhard .
Offa's successor Cenwulf wanted to dissolve both dioceses and replace them with one in London, but that did not happen. However, Pope Leo III revoked . 802 the decision of his predecessor, since to him the reason for the creation of the archbishopric, the disagreement of the English Church, seemed to be incorrect. Higbert survived the dispute regarding his diocese by resigning from his office, thus anticipating the dissolution of the diocese. He died in 803 as abbot and head of the clergy in Mercia .
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literature
- EB Fryde, DE Greenway, S. Porter, I. Roy (Eds.): Handbook of British Chronology, Third Edition . Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1996, ISBN 978-0-521-56350-5 .
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Berhthun |
Bishop of Lichfield 779-799 |
Adulf |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Higbert |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hygberht; Courtesy; Hygebeorght |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English Archbishop (of Lichfield) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 8th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 803 |