Æscwig of Dorchester

Æscwig (or Œswy) was a medieval Bishop of Dorchester, when the town was seat of the united dioceses of Lindsey and Dorchester.

Æscwig
SeeBishop of Dorchester
Term ended23 April 1002
PredecessorAlnothus
SuccessorAlfhelmus
Orders
Consecrationbetween 975 and 979
Personal details
Died1002
DenominationChristian

Æscwig was consecrated between 975 and 979 and died on 23 April 1002.[1]

Citations

  1. Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 215

References

  • Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
Christian titles
Preceded by
Alnothus
Bishop of Dorchester
c. 977–1002
Succeeded by
Alfhelmus

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