About Headda
Headda was a latin Catholic priest and catholic bishop.
Headda (died ) was an early medieval Bishop of Lichfield.
Career Headda was consecrated in 691 and died between 716 and 727. He held the see of Leicester along with Lichfield.
Prior to Headda's consecration, he had "almost certainly" been abbot of the monastery at Breedon on the Hill in Leicestershire, before which he may also have been a monk at Medeshamstede.
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Who was Headda?
Bishop of Lichfield; Bishop of Leicester
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Headda was a latin Catholic priest and catholic bishop.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Headda. https://biography.guide/headda/
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