Higbert (also spelled Hygberht or Hygeberht) (d.803) was the bishop (779-787) and archbishop (787-799) of Lichfield during the reign of the powerful Offa, king of Mercia, in the late eighth century. Events Nicephorus I and Charlemagne settle their imperial boundaries. ... Arms of the Bishop of Lichfield The Bishop of Lichfield heads the Church of England diocese of Lichfield in the Province of Canterbury, in England. ... Events Offa of Mercia beats Cynewulf of Wessex and takes Bensington. ... This article is about the year 787. ... In Christianity, an archbishop is an elevated bishop. ... This article is about the year 787. ... Events 29 November - Pope Leo III, aided by Charles the Great, returns to Rome. ... Lichfield Cathedral June 2005 Lichfield is a small city and civil parish in Staffordshire, 110 miles northwest of London and 14 miles north of Birmingham. ... Offa (or Alavivaz Olauus) (? - c. ... A list of the Kings etc. ... (7th century — 8th century — 9th century — other centuries) Events The Iberian peninsula is taken by Arab and Berber Muslims, thus ending the Visigothic rule, and starting almost 8 centuries of Muslim presence there. ...

Perhaps as early as 786, the creation of a Mercian archbishopric was being discussed at Offa's court. Offa had no love for the Kingdom of Kent and the archbishop of Canterbury, Jaenberht. At a council held at Chelsea in 787, he secured the creation of an archibishopric for his province centred on the diocese of Lichfield (in modern Staffordshire). In 788, the bishop of Lichfield, Higbert, received a pallium from Pope Hadrian I at Rome. Throughout his episcopate, Jaenberht of Canterbury was his senior and enjoyed precedence, though upon his death, Higbert became the foremost prelate in England. He consecrated Jaenberht's successor Aethelheard after Offa consulted the learned Alcuin of York about procedure. Events September 14 - Harun al-Rashid becomes the Abbasid caliph upon the death of his brother al-Hadi A council is organized in Constantinople, but disturbed by soldiers Beatus of Liébana, Spanish monk, publishes his Births Emperor Saga, emperor of Japan Emperor Junna, emperor of Japan Deaths See also... The Kingdom of Kent was a kingdom of Jutes in southeast England, one of the seven traditional kingdoms of the so-called Anglo-Saxon heptarchy. ... Arms of the see of Canterbury The Archbishop of Canterbury is the senior clergyman of the established Church of England and symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion. ... Chelsea can refer to: Locations in the United Kingdom: A neighbourhood in London, see: Chelsea, London A now defunct, but still famous, porcelain factory, see Chelsea porcelain factory A borough in London, see: Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea A bridge in London, see: Chelsea Bridge Locations in the United... This article is about the year 787. ... Pope Pius XI blesses Bishop Stephen Alencastre as fifth Apostolic Vicar of the Hawaiian Islands in a Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace window. ... Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. ... Events Charlemagne conquers Bavaria. ... The Pallium or Pall (derived, so far as the name is concerned, from the Roman pallium or palla, a woollen cloak) is an ecclesiastical vestment in the Roman Catholic Church, originally peculiar to the Pope, but for many centuries past bestowed by him on metropolitans and primates as a symbol... The Pope (from Greek: pappas, father; from Latin: papa, Papa, father) is the successor of St. ... Adrian, or Hadrian I, (d. ... City motto: Senatus Populusque Romanus – SPQR (The Senate and the People of Rome) Founded 21 April 753 BC mythical, 1st millennium BC Region Latium Mayor Walter Veltroni (Left-Wing Democrats) Area  - City Proper  1285 km² Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density (city proper) 2. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the British Isles Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st UK... Flaccus Albinus Alcuin (about 735 - May 19, 804) was a monk from York, England. ...

It seems that Cenwulf, Offa's successor, seriously considered removing both archdiocese and replacing them with one at London. This was avoided when a Kentish rebellion was put down and finally, in 802, Pope Leo III granted that the decision of Hadrian I was invalid because the unanimity of the English clergy as told him had been a misrepresentaion. He returned all jurisdiction to Canterbury in Southumbria. Coenwulf (or Cenwulf) (died 821) was King of Mercia from 796 to 821. ... London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... Events 31 October - Irene deposed as Emperoress of Byzantium and replaced by Nicephorus I. She is banished to Lesbos. ... Leo III (died June 12, 816) was Pope from 795 to 816. ...

Higbert and Jaenberht both remained well above the fray involving their diocese: Jaenberht not appealing the division of his and Higbert stepping down before the dissolution of his. Higbert was the senior cleric in England by 803, the year of his death, and he had resigned his see sometime before that and after 799. He ended his days as an abbot at the head of the Mercian clergy. Events Nicephorus I and Charlemagne settle their imperial boundaries. ... Events 29 November - Pope Leo III, aided by Charles the Great, returns to Rome. ... Abbots coat of arms The word abbot, meaning father, has been used as a Christian clerical title in various, mainly monastic, meanings. ...

There has been some minor talk of recreating the archdiocese of Lichfield, to no avail.