Byrhthelm, (or Beorhthelm or Birthelm) was the bishop of Wells and was appointed to be the 27th archbishop of Canterbury in 959. A monk from Glastonbury Abbey, he served as Bishop of Wells beginning in 956, then was translated to Canterbury in 959. In October of 959, King Eadwig died and his brother Edgar was readily accepted as ruler of the Kingdom of Wessex. One of the last acts of Eadwig had been to appoint a successor to Archbishop Oda, who died on 2 June 958.

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  • Byrhthelm, (or Beorhthelm or Birthelm) was the bishop of Wells and was appointed to be the 27th archbishop of Canterbury in 959. A monk from Glastonbury Abbey, he served as Bishop of Wells beginning in 956, then was translated to Canterbury in 959. In October of 959, King Eadwig died and his brother Edgar was readily accepted as ruler of the Kingdom of Wessex. One of the last acts of Eadwig had been to appoint a successor to Archbishop Oda, who died on 2 June 958. First he appointed Ælfsige of Winchester, but he perished of cold in the Alps as he journeyed to Rome for the pallium. In his place Eadwig nominated Byrhthelm. As soon as Edgar became king he reversed this act on the ground that Byrhthelm had not been able to even govern the diocese of Bath properly. Edgar said that Byrhthelm was too gentle to maintain discipline, and was replaced with Saint Dunstan. He returned to Wells, where he served until he died on 15 May 973.
  • Birthelm (mort le 15 mai 973) est évêque de Wells de 956 à sa mort. En 959, le roi Edwy d'Angleterre le choisit pour devenir le vingt-quatrième archevêque de Cantorbéry après la mort d'Ælfsige. Après la mort d'Edwy, son fils Edgar annule cette décision, prétextant de la mauvaise gestion du diocèse de Wells par Birthelm, et il place Dustan à la tête de l'archevêché. Birthelm retourne à Wells, et reste son évêque jusqu'à sa mort.
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  • Beorhthelm; Birthelm
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  • Archbishop of Canterbury
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  • 15 May 973
  • 15 May, 973
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  • Winter 959
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  • Byrhthelm
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  • Bishop of Wells; Archbishop of Canterbury
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  • Byrhthelm, (or Beorhthelm or Birthelm) was the bishop of Wells and was appointed to be the 27th archbishop of Canterbury in 959. A monk from Glastonbury Abbey, he served as Bishop of Wells beginning in 956, then was translated to Canterbury in 959. In October of 959, King Eadwig died and his brother Edgar was readily accepted as ruler of the Kingdom of Wessex. One of the last acts of Eadwig had been to appoint a successor to Archbishop Oda, who died on 2 June 958.
  • Birthelm (mort le 15 mai 973) est évêque de Wells de 956 à sa mort. En 959, le roi Edwy d'Angleterre le choisit pour devenir le vingt-quatrième archevêque de Cantorbéry après la mort d'Ælfsige. Après la mort d'Edwy, son fils Edgar annule cette décision, prétextant de la mauvaise gestion du diocèse de Wells par Birthelm, et il place Dustan à la tête de l'archevêché. Birthelm retourne à Wells, et reste son évêque jusqu'à sa mort.
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  • Byrhthelm
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