Athelm (or Æthelhelm; died 926) was an English churchman, who was the first Bishop of Wells, and later Archbishop of Canterbury.
While archbishop, Athelm crowned King Æthelstan, and perhaps wrote the coronation service for the event.
[2] The see was founded to divide up the diocese of Sherborne, which was very large, by creating a bishopric for the county of Somerset.
[3] Some scholarly works suggest that Athelm may be the same person as Æthelhelm, son of King Æthelred of Wessex,[4] but this is not accepted by most historians.
[8][a] His translation from the see of Wells set a precedent for the future, and marks a break with historical practice.
[10] He was West Saxon, unlike his predecessor, Plegmund, who was Mercian, reflecting the shift in power to Wessex.