Wilfrid

Timeline

1. c. 633–658Ripon · NorthumbriaTaught early at Lindisfarne and elsewhere, he later studied at Canterbury and Rome, adopting Roman church rites and Latin traditions, laying the foundation for his stance at the Synod of Whitby.
2. 658–664York · NorthumbriaHe founded Ripon Abbey and served as its abbot, later being appointed Bishop of York; at the Synod of Whitby he represented the Roman party, bringing about Northumbria's adoption of the Roman Easter and tonsure.
3. 664–692Northumbria · NorthumbriaRepeatedly deposed and exiled over disputes over church estates and politics, he traveled to Rome to appeal and won papal support, later partially recovering his episcopal authority and continuing pastoral work and building at Hexham and elsewhere.
4. 692–709Hexham · NorthumbriaIn his later years he was mainly active at Hexham, continuing to promote church building and Roman liturgical tradition; he died in 709 and was buried at Ripon.