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 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

  • 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.
  • Greenway, Diana E. (1968). Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300: Volume 1, St. Paul's, London: Bishops. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 28 October 2007.
  • Williams, Ann (2000). The English and the Norman Conquest. Ipswich: Boydell Press. ISBN 0-85115-708-4.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Spearhafoc		 Bishop of London
1051–1075		 Succeeded by
Hugh d'Orevalle

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