Bishop of Lindisfarne

The Anglo-Saxon dioceses before 925

The Bishop of Lindisfarne is an episcopal title which takes its name after the tidal island of Lindisfarne, which lies just off the northeast coast of Northumberland, England. The title was first used by the Anglo-Saxons between the 7th and 10th centuries. In the reign of Æthelstan (924-939) the bishop was known as the Bishop of Chester-le-Street or the Bishop of the Church of St Cuthbert. According to George Molyneaux, "it was in all probability the greatest landholder between the Tees and the Tyne". It is now used by the Roman Catholic Church for a titular see.

Anglo-Saxon bishops of Lindisfarne

The Anglo-Saxon bishops of Lindisfarne were ordinaries of several early medieval episcopal sees (and dioceses) in Northumbria and pre-Conquest England. The first such see was founded at Lindisfarne in 635 by Saint Aidan.

List of Anglo-Saxon Bishops of Lindisfarne
From	Until	Incumbent	Notes
635	651	Aidan	Saint Aidan.
651	661	Finan	Saint Finan.
661	664	Colmán	Saint Colmán.
664		Tuda	Saint Tuda.
In 664 the diocese was merged to York by Wilfrid (who succeeded Tuda following his death), leaving one large diocese in the large northern Kingdom of Northumbria.
The diocese was reinstated in 678 by Theodore of Tarsus, Archbishop of Canterbury following Wilfrid's banishment from Northumbria by King King Ecgfrith. Its new seat was initially (at least in part) at Hexham (until a new diocese was created there in 680).
678	685	Eata of Hexham	Saint Eata.
685	687	Cuthbert	Saint Cuthbert.
688	698	Eadberht	Saint Eadberht.
698	721	Eadfrith	Saint Eadfrith.
721	740	Æthelwold	Saint Æthelwold.
740	780	Cynewulf
780	803	Higbald
803	821	Egbert
821	830	Egfrid
830	845	Ecgred
845	854	Eanbert
854	875	Eardulf
The monks of Lindisfarne fled from the Danes in 875 along with the ancient remains of Saint Cuthbert and there was no seat of the Bishop of Lindisfarne for seven years. In 882 Eardulf and his monks settled in Chester-le-Street, sometimes known as Cuncacestre, and the seat of the Bishop and diocese of Lindisfarne was based there until 995.
Bishops of Lindisfarne (at Chester-le-Street)
From	Until	Incumbent	Notes
882	900	Eardulf
900	915	Cutheard
915	928	Tilred
928	944	Wilgred
944	947	Uchtred
947		Sexhelm
947	968	Aldred
968	990	Ælfsige	Called "Bishop of St Cuthbert".
990	995	Aldhun	Moved the see & diocese to Durham.
In 995, the King had paid the Danegeld to the Danish and Norwegian Kings and peace was restored. Aldhun was on his way to reestablish the see at Lindisfarne when he received a divine vision that the body of St Cuthbert should be laid to rest in Durham. The see and diocese of Lindisfarne was moved to Durham and the bishop's title became Bishop of Durham.
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Modern titular bishops of Lindisfarne

In 1970, the Roman Catholic Church revived the title Bishop of Lindisfarne, using Lindisfarna as the name of the titular see, but Lindisfarnensis as the adjectival form in Latin. So far, three titular bishops have served, all functioning as auxiliary bishops in the Archdiocese of Westminster.

List of titular Bishops of Lindisfarne
From	Until	Incumbent	Notes
1970	2004	Victor Guazzelli	Appointed Titular Bishop of Lindisfarne and Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster on 24 April 1970 and consecrated on 23 May 1970. Resigned as auxiliary bishop on 21 December 1996, but continued as titular bishop until his death on 1 June 2004.
2005	2014	John Arnold	Appointed Titular Bishop of Lindisfarne and Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster on 6 December 2005 and consecrated on 2 February 2006. Held the both titles until appointed Bishop of Salford on 30 September 2014 and installed at Salford Cathedral on 8 December 2014.
2014	2016	Titular see vacant
2016		John Wilson	Bishop John Wilson was ordained Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster and Titular Bishop of Lindisfarne on the Feast of the Conversion of St Paul, 25 January 2016.
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External links

• Catholic Encyclopediade:Liste der Bischöfe von Durham