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Brihtmær

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Appointed
  
before 1026

Successor
  
Wulfsige

Died
  
1039

Predecessor
  
Leofgar

Consecration
  
before 1026

Term ended
  
1039

Brihtmær (or Brihtmar or Beorhtmaer or Brithmar; died 1039) was a medieval Bishop of Lichfield.

Brihtmær was consecrated sometime before about 1026 and died in 1039. He was appointed by Cnut the Great, king of England, and nothing is known of why he was chosen or of his background.

References

Brihtmær Wikipedia