William the Norman

William
Bishop of London
Appointed 1051
Term ended 1075
Predecessor Spearhafoc
Successor Hugh d'Orevalle
Orders
Consecration 1051
Personal details
Died 1075
Denomination Catholic

William (or William the Norman; died 1075) was a medieval Bishop of London.

William was consecrated in 1051.[1] He, along with Ralf the Staller and a royal priest, supervised the submission of the English in East Anglia soon after the Norman Conquest in 1066.[2] He attended the Council of London in 1075.[3] He died in 1075.[1]

Citations

  1. 1 2 Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 220
  2. Williams English and the Norman Conquest p. 13
  3. Greenway Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300: Volume 1, St. Paul's, London: Bishops

References

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Spearhafoc
Bishop of London
1051–1075
Succeeded by
Hugh d'Orevalle
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