Archbishop of Lichfield

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The Archbishop of Lichfield was a senior medieval English prelate who briefly held metropolitan authority over the Midlands during the late 8th and early 9th centuries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian religious title
ecclesiastical office
medieval English church office
associatedWithKingdom Mercia
surface form: Kingdom of Mercia
associatedWithRuler Offa of Mercia
cathedral Lichfield Cathedral
country Mercia
surface form: Kingdom of Mercia
createdAtRequestOf Offa of Mercia
createdBy Pope Hadrian I
surface form: Pope Adrian I
createdForPoliticalReasonsBy Offa of Mercia
denomination Latin Church worldwide
surface form: Latin Church
dissolvedBy Pope Leo III
ecclesiasticalProvince province of Lichfield
endTime 803
existedConcurrentlyWith Archbishop of Canterbury
firstHolder Higbert
followedBy Bishop of Lichfield
governingStructure monarchical episcopate
grantedPalliumBy Pope Hadrian I
surface form: Pope Adrian I
hasTitleRank archbishop
higherEcclesiasticalRankThan bishop of Lichfield
historicalRegion Anglo-Saxon England
historicalSignificance temporary second archiepiscopal see in England
jurisdiction Mercia
parts of central England
languageOfLiturgicalUse Latin
lastHolder Higbert
locatedInPresentDay Staffordshire
locatedInTimePeriod early Middle Ages
metropolitanAuthorityOver Midlands
metropolitanSeeTakenFrom Archbishop of Canterbury
officeHolder Higbert
partOf Western Christianity
surface form: Western Church
precededBy Bishop of Lichfield
reasonForAbolition restoration of Canterbury’s primacy
religion Christianity
restoredAuthorityTo Archbishop of Canterbury
rite Roman Rite
see Lichfield
startTime 787
status defunct ecclesiastical title
subordinateBishops various Mercian bishops
subordinateTo Pope
territorialBase Diocese of Lichfield
surface form: diocese of Lichfield

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Diocese of Lichfield hadArchbishop Archbishop of Lichfield
Province of Lichfield hasMetropolitanBishop Archbishop of Lichfield
Offa of Mercia associatedWith Archbishop of Lichfield
this entity surface form: Lichfield (as an archbishopric under his rule)