Siward
Bishop of Rochester
Appointed1058
Term ended1075
PredecessorGodwine II
SuccessorArnost
Other post(s)Abbot of Chertsey
Orders
Consecration1058
Personal details
Died1075
DenominationCatholic

Siward (or Sigweard) was a medieval Bishop of Rochester.

Life

Siward was abbot of Chertsey Abbey, a Benedictine abbey in Surrey before he was selected for the see of Rochester.[1] He was consecrated in 1058. He died in 1075.[2] His death was commemorated on 30 October, so he probably died on that date in 1075.[1] After the appointment of Lanfranc as Archbishop of Canterbury, the new archbishop found only four canons at Rochester under Siward's authority.[3]

Citations

  1. ^ a b British History Online Bishops of Rochester accessed on 30 October 2007
  2. ^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 221
  3. ^ Smith "Early Community" English Historical Review p. 299

References

  • British History Online Bishops of Rochester accessed on 30 October 2007
  • Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
  • Smith, R. A. L. (1945). "The Early Community of St. Andrew at Rochester, 604-c. 1080". The English Historical Review. 60 (238): 289–299. doi:10.1093/ehr/LX.CCXXXVIII.289.

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Catholic Church titles Preceded byGodwine II Bishop of Rochester 1058–1075 Succeeded byArnost


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