Conan of Cornwall
10th-century Bishop of Cornwall
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Conan was a medieval Bishop of Cornwall.
Appointedbetween July 924 and 932
Termendedbetween 937 and 955
SuccessorDaniel of Cornwall
Consecrationbetween July 924 and 932
Conan | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Cornwall | |
| Appointed | between July 924 and 932 |
| Term ended | between 937 and 955 |
| Successor | Daniel of Cornwall |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | between July 924 and 932 |
| Personal details | |
| Died | between 946 or 953 and November 955 |
| Denomination | Christian |
Conan was nominated by King Æthelstan.[1] He was consecrated between July 924 and 932. He died between 946 or 953 and November 955.[2]
However, in the view of historian D. P. Kirby, it was almost certainly in 936 that Æthelstan "established Bishop Conan at St. Germans".[3]
As Witness
Conan is cited as a witness in the following charters, given by their Sawyer number: [4]
S391, S407, S412, S413, S416, S417, S418a, S425, S434, S435, S450, S455
