Eata of Hexham | |
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| Bishop of Hexham | |
,_former_reredos,_Hexham_Abbey_-_geograph.org.uk_-_748673.jpg) Eata is the central image | |
| Appointed | 678 |
| Term ended | 681 |
| Predecessor | Trumbert |
| Successor | John of Beverley |
| Other post(s) | Bishop of Lindisfarne (682-685) of Bernicia (678-682) Abbot of Melrose |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 685 or 686 Hexham |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sainthood | |
| Feast day | 26 October |
Eata (died 26 October 686), also known as Eata of Lindisfarne, was Bishop of Hexham from 678 until 681,[1] and of then Bishop of Lindisfarne from before 681 until 685.[2] He then was translated back to Hexham where he served until his death in 685 or 686.[1] He was the first native of Northumbria to occupy the bishopric of Lindisfarne.