Werferth

Werferth^[a] was an English bishop of Worcester.

Werferth
Bishop of Worcester
Appointed	either in 872 or between 869 and 872
Term ended	either in 915 or between 907 and 915
Predecessor	Ealhhun
Successor	Æthelhun
Orders
Consecration	either in 872 or between 869 and 872
Personal details
Died	either in 915 or between 907 and 915
Denomination	Christian

Charter S 1281 dated 904, grant of Bishop Werferth to his reeve, Wulfsige

Werferth was consecrated either in 872 or between 869 and 872.^[1] A contemporary and friend of Alfred the Great, he was a significant translator, from Latin into Old English. His translations include the Dialogues of Gregory, commissioned by Alfred.^[2] He died either in 915 or between 907 and 915.^[1]

Notes

1. Also Wærferth, Werfrith, or Waerfrith