Biso
Biso (887 – 909) was a Bishop of Paderborn.[1]
Biso was born in the 9th century in the western part of the Duchy of Saxony. As the first bishop who was freely elected cleric he was ordained on 2 May 887 by the Archbishop of Mainz, Liutbert. His investiture was presided over by King Charles the Fat. Biso was bishop from 887 to 9 September 909. He is interred in Paderborn Cathedral. During his time as bishop he dealt with eleven popes. He died on 9 September 909.
Literature[]
- Brandt/Hengst: Die Bischöfe von Paderborn
References[]
- ^ 1993 & Hartig et al., p. 12.
Literature[]
- Hartig, Matthias, Karl Hengst, Michael Reker and Hermann-Josef Schmalor (1993). Die Inkunabeln in der Erzbischöflichen Akademischen Bibliothek Paderborn Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz. ISBN 3-447-03310-X
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