Biography of Bishop Egelbert 625-690

In 625 Bishop Egelbert was born.

In 650 Bishop Egelbert (age 25) was appointed Bishop of Dorchester.

Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. 650. This year Egelbert (age 25), from Gaul, after Birinus the Romish bishop, obtained the bishopric of the West-Saxons.

In 660 Bishop Egelbert (age 35) was appointed Bishop of Paris.

Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. 660. This year Bishop Egelbert (age 35) departed from Kenwal; and Wina held the bishopric three years. And Egbert (age 35) accepted the bishopric of Paris, in Gaul, by the Seine.

In 690 Bishop Egelbert (age 65) died.