Adalbert (bishop of Orkney)

Adalbert (fl. 1043 x 1072) was an 11th-century prelate. Having been consecrated elsewhere, he is said by the Saxon writer Adam of Bremen to have been sent to become Bishop of Orkney by his namesake, Adalbert, Archbishop of Hamburg.[1] He is mentioned as the successor of Bishop John.[2]

Adam of Bremen relates that a cleric called Albert was established as the first bishop in Trondheim, an event datable to some point between 1067 and 1093. It is possible that Adalbert and Albert are the same person.[3]

Religious titles
Preceded by John	Bishop of Orkney 1043 x 1072	Succeeded by Radulf

Notes

1. Crawford, "Bishops of Orkney", p. 8; Tschan (ed.), History of the Archbishops, p. 183; Watt and Murray, Fasti Ecclesiae, p. 322
2. Tschan (ed.), History of the Archbishops, p. 183; Watt and Murray, Fasti Ecclesiae, p. 322
3. Crawford, "Bishops of Orkney", p. 8

References

• Crawford, Barbara E. (1996), "Bishops of Orkney in the Eleventh and Twelfth Centuries: Bibliography and Biographical List", Innes Review, 47 (1): 1–13, ISSN 0020-157X
• Tschan, Francis J.; Reuter, Timothy, eds. (2002), History of the Archbishops of Hamburg-Bremen/ Adam of Bremen, Records of Western Civilization, New York: Columbia University Press, ISBN 0-231-12575-5
• Watt, D. E. R.; Murray, A. L., eds. (2003), Fasti Ecclesiae Scotinanae Medii Aevi ad annum 1638, The Scottish Record Society, New Series, Volume 25 (Revised ed.), Edinburgh: The Scottish Record Society, ISBN 0-902054-19-8, ISSN 0143-9448