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Eadhæd was a medieval Bishop of Lindsey, and the sole Bishop of Ripon in the medieval era.
Eadhæd was a companion of Chad of Mercia.Kirby Earliest English Kings p. 91 He was consecrated in 678. He was expelled from Lindsey and was made Bishop of Ripon around 679.Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 219 This was part of the process whereby Bishop Wilfrid of York's large diocese was broken into three parts, with new bishoprics established at York, Hexham and Ripon.Higham (Re-)reading Bede pp. 159–160 Along with Eadhæd, Bosa was appointed to York and Eata was appointed to Hexham.Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 217Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 224 The medieval chronicler Bede, in his work Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum, barely mentions Eadhæd outside of the division of the diocese. It appears that the see of Ripon was especially created to find a place for Eadhæd after his expulsion from Lindsey, for bishops were not usually appointed to that see.Farmer "Saint Wilfrid" Saint Wilfrid at Hexham p. 59 footnote 55
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