On 18 January 802 Æthelheard received a papal privilege that re-established his authority over all the churches in the archdiocese of Lichfield as well as those of Canterbury.
O 18 de xaneiro do 802, Æthelheard recibiu un privilexio papal que restablecía a súa autoridade sobre todas as igrexas na arquidiocese de Lichfield, así como as de Canterbury.