Theodoric I (german: Theoderich, also ''Theodor'' or ''Dietrich'') (died 916) was the Bishop of Paderborn from 908 to 916. Virtually no record of Theodoric's life and work has survived. However, it was the period of the

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and the conflicts between the

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and Frankish duchies. During the revolt by Duke

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against King

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the Saxon bishops aligned themselves with Henry. At the hill castle of

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(

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) in the Bishopric of Paderborn a bloody

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arose in 915 in which Theoderic was also supposed to have participated militarily. Theodoric died on 8 December 916 and is very probably interred in Paderborn Cathedral.

Literature

* * Friedrich Wilhelm Ebeling: ''Die deutschen Bischöfe bis zum Ende des sechszehnten Jahrhunderts''. Vol. 2, Leipzig, 1858, p. 346. * Peter Florens Weddigen (ed.): ''Paderbornische Geschichte nach Schatens Annalen''. Lemgo, 1801 pp. 57ff. Roman Catholic bishops of Paderborn 11th-century German Roman Catholic bishops 9th-century births 916 deaths Year of birth unknown {{Germany-RC-bishop-stub de:Theoderich I. (Paderborn)