Alphege of Wells | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Wells | |
| Appointed | 926 |
| Term ended | c. 937 |
| Predecessor | Wulfhelm |
| Successor | Wulfhelm II |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | January 926 |
| Personal details | |
| Died | c. 937 |
| Denomination | Christian |
Alphege (or Ælfheah) was the third Anglo-Saxon Bishop of Wells. He was consecrated in January 926, and died around 937.[1][2]
At the start of the reign of King Æthelstan in 924, Alphege was a member of his household, one of his mass priests, who were probably responsible for looking after his relics. Early in Æthelstan's reign, Alphege witnessed his manumission of a slave called Ealdred, and he also attested a charter on the day of Æthelstan's coronation, 4 September 925. He was appointed Bishop of Wells in succession to Wulfhelm, who had been translated to the Archbishopric of Canterbury.[3]