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Wine

625 – 675

Medieval Bishop of London

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Lived 625 – 675 (aged 49–50). Wine was a British catholic priest and catholic bishop.

Wine (died before 672) was a medieval Bishop of London, having earlier been consecrated the first Bishop of Winchester.

Wine was consecrated the first bishop of Winchester in 660 and possibly translated to Dorchester around 663. In 666, he was translated from Dorchester to London.

Bede tells us that Wine was ordained bishop in the Frankish kingdom and that King Cenwalh of Wessex installed him after disagreements with the previous Frankish bishop, Agilbert. after a payment to Wulfhere.

In 665, while in Wessex, Wine took part with two Welsh or British bishops in the ordination of Chad as bishop of the Northumbrians, an act that was uncanonical because the other two bishops' ordination was not recognised by Rome. This would have resulted in his being disciplined, along with Chad, by Theodore of Tarsus, the new archbishop of Canterbury, who arrived in 669. Since Bede does not list him among the miscreants at this point, it is possible he had died by this date.

Wine died sometime before 672.

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Important facts

Born
625
Birth century
Died
675, London
Positions held
Roman Catholic Bishop of London, Roman Catholic Bishop of Lincoln (England), Diocesan bishop
Also known as
Wini

People in Wine's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Wine's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Wine?

medieval Bishop of London

When was Wine born?

Wine was born in 625.

When did Wine die?

Wine died in 675 in London.

What was Wine's occupation?

Wine was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.

What nationality was Wine?

Wine was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Wine

· Wikidata: Q4020378

· DBpedia: Wine (bishop)

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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Wine. https://biography.guide/wine/

MLA: "Wine." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/wine/.

Chicago: "Wine." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/wine/.

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