Bifus
Bifus or Bisi was a medieval Bishop of the East Angles.
Bifus | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of the East Angles | |
| Appointed | 669 or 670 |
| Term ended | 672 |
| Predecessor | Brigilsus |
| Successor | See divided into Dunwich and Elmham |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 669 or 670 |
| Personal details | |
| Died | unknown |
| Denomination | Christian |
Bifus was consecrated in 669 or 670. He resigned the see in 672. He was the last bishop of the East Angles.[1]
Bede in his history, records that he attended the Council of Hertford in 672.[2] When he resigned, his bishopric was divided into the sees of Dunwich and Elmham.[3]
References
- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 216. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- Kirby, D. P. (2000). The Earliest English Kings. New York: Routledge. pp. 20–21. ISBN 0-415-24211-8.
- Kirby, D. P. (2000). The Earliest English Kings. New York: Routledge. p. 98. ISBN 0-415-24211-8.
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