Ælfhun

For the 11th century Bishop of London, see Ælfhun (Bishop of London).

Ælfhun (or Ælphunus) was a medieval Bishop of Dunwich.

Ælfhun
Bishop of Dunwich
Modern statue of Ælfhun in Sudbury, Suffolk
Appointed	between 789 and 793
Term ended	c. 798
Predecessor	Heardred
Successor	Tidfrith
Orders
Consecration	between 789 and 793
Personal details
Died	c. 798
Denomination	Christian

Ælfhun was consecrated between 789 and 793 and died about 798.^[1] The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle records that he died at Sudbury, Suffolk and his body was carried back to Dunwich for burial.^[2] A Portland stone statue of Ælfhun stands on The Croft at Sudbury, sculpted in 1999 by Alan Michlewaite.^[3]