died 789
Bishop of Hexham in Northumbria in England (789)
Our Holy Father Tilbert, Bishop of Hexham
Tilbert (also rendered Tilberht or Tilbeorht) was an eighth-century bishop of Hexham, a see in the kingdom of Northumbria in what is now northern England. He succeeded Alcmund (Eahlmund) in the see and is counted as the eighth bishop of Hexham. His episcopate is dated from 781, with his consecration placed by some sources on 2 October in either 780 or 781, and continued until his death in 789.
Surviving documentation about Tilbert is sparse, as is the case for many bishops of the Northumbrian church in this period; the early historian Simeon of Durham preserves a record of him. He was reckoned a saint and was venerated as such both during his lifetime and after his repose. He was followed in the see of Hexham by Aethelbeorht. His feast is kept on 7 September, on which he is commemorated together with his predecessor Alcmund of Hexham.
Tilbert was held to be a saint within his own lifetime and continued to be venerated after his death. He is commemorated on 7 September alongside his predecessor Alcmund, both honoured as bishops of the ancient Northumbrian see of Hexham. He is included among the pre-schism Western saints venerated as Orthodox.
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