January ??—314 A.D. Restitutus—12th Romano-British Bishop of London Attends
Council of Arles, 314; Possibly Council
of Nicaea, 325; List of Romano-British
Bishops to 314 A.D.
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Romano-British Bishops of London – traditional list
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From
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Until
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Incumbent
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Notes
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unknown
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Theanus
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unknown
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Eluanus
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unknown
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Cadar
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unknown
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Obinus
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unknown
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Conanus
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unknown
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Palladius
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unknown
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Stephanus
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unknown
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Iltutus
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unknown
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Theodwinus
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unknown
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Theodredus
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unknown
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Hilarius
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fl. 314
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One of three Romano-British bishops who attended the Council of Arles in 314. The other two were
the bishops of Lincoln and York.[3]
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History of the see
Christianity arrived in the British Isles in the 1st or 2nd century (probably via thetin trade route through Ireland and Spain). Londinium, as it was then known, had become a city that
prospered and superseded Camulodunum (Colchester) as the capital of the Roman province of Britannia. At its height in the 2nd century AD, Roman London
had a population of around 60,000. It is certain that a metropolitan bishop was working in
London in the early centuries of the Christian era. The recorded antiquity of
the office dates back to ancient times where sixteen named archbishops are
listed by Jocelyne of Furness in his work Bishops. It has been noted that
this is the sole available source of these names, however, the earlier of the
two bishops named Restitutus is known to have existed as he is named as
attending the Council of Arles in 314. Nothing else is known about Restitutus,
although he may have lived long enough to be part of the delegation from
Britannia to the First Council of Nicaea.
See also
References
1.
Jump up^ Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "London". Catholic Encyclopedia. Robert Appleton Company.
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