[1] It is known that he served as prior of the Monastery of Saint Martin in Utrecht.
When Gregory died in 775, Alberic succeeded his uncle in administering the diocese of Utrecht.
[2] His bishopric was noted for the success of its mission among the pagan Teutons,[3] as well as the reorganization of the school of Utrecht.
Alberic was a good friend of Alcuin, a teacher and poet from York, England, preeminent among the scholars of that era.
This relationship likely speaks to Alberic's own intelligence,[3] as the saint has been noted for his "encyclopedic knowledge of the faith."