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Eata was a native of Northumbria who was raised from an early age to be trained to be an [[abbot]]. His date of birth is not known. Initially entering the [[monastery]] at Lindisfarne under St. [[AidenAidan of Lindisfarne|Aidan]], Eata's training as an abbot was initially under St. Tuda and after the bishopric of Lindisfarne became vacant, continued under St. [[Wilfrid]] of York. In 651, Eata was elected abbot of Melrose. Later, in 651, he founded the monastery at Ripon in Yorkshire. However, in 661, he was expelled from Ripon by king Alchfrith, the under king of Deira, over a religious disagreement.

In 678, [[Theodore of Tarsus|Theodore]], Archbishop of Canterbury, split the large [[diocese]] of Northumbria into two smaller dioceses, Bernicia and Lindisfarne, of which Eata was made bishop of Bernicia. The diocese of Bernicia in turn had two episcopal [[see]]s, Hexham and Lindisfarne. After leading the whole of the diocese of Bernicia for three years, Eata was assigned the see at Lindisfarne while Trumbert, a former [[monk]] at Ripon, was assigned bishop of Hexham. Later, Bp. Trumbert died in 684 and was replaced by St. [[Cuthbert of Lindisfarne|Cuthbert]].