Anglo-Saxon bishopric of Mercia

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The Anglo-Saxon bishopric of Mercia was an early medieval English ecclesiastical jurisdiction serving the powerful kingdom of Mercia before evolving into the later Diocese of Lichfield.

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Label Occurrences
Anglo-Saxon bishopric of Mercia canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo-Saxon bishopric
medieval ecclesiastical jurisdiction
appliesToJurisdiction Mercia
associatedWith Christianization of Mercia
Mercian royal authority
country Mercia
surface form: Kingdom of Mercia
denomination Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
developedInto Diocese of Lichfield
ecclesiasticalStatus diocesan-level jurisdiction
followedBy Diocese of Lichfield
governedBy bishop of Mercia
hasCapital Lichfield
hasFunction administration of ecclesiastical law in Mercia
organization of diocesan structure in Mercia
oversight of Christian clergy in Mercia
pastoral care of Mercian population
historicalRegion Midlands
surface form: Midlands of England
languageOfAdministration Latin
Old English
locatedIn Anglo-Saxon England
England
partOf Anglo-Saxon monastic communities
surface form: Anglo-Saxon Church

English episcopal structure
precededBy earlier local missionary jurisdictions in Mercia
religion Christianity
Latin Church worldwide
surface form: Latin Church
seeAlso Diocese of Lichfield
subordinateTo Archbishop of Canterbury
territoryIncludes core lands of the Kingdom of Mercia
usedInPeriod Anglo-Saxon England
surface form: Anglo-Saxon period

early Middle Ages

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Diocese of Lichfield foundedAs Anglo-Saxon bishopric of Mercia