tyrhtel

Updated: May 6, 2025

The See of Hereford properly owes its origin to that of Lichfield, as Sexwulf, Bishop of that diocese, placed at Hereford Putta, Bishop of Rochester, when his cathedral was destroyed by the Mercian King Ethelred. From Bede we learn that in 668 A.D. Putta died, and that one Tyrhtel succeeded him, and was followed by Torhtere.

A. Hugh (Alfred Hugh) Fisher - Bell’s Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Hereford, A Description: Of Its Fabric And A Brief History Of The Episcopal See