Sigeferth

For the thegn of the Seven Burghs, see Sigeferth (died 1015).

Sigeferth
Bishop of Lindsey
Appointed	before 996
Term ended	after 1004
Predecessor	Leofwine
Successor	last bishop
Orders
Consecration	before 996
Personal details
Died	after 1004
Denomination	Christian

Sigeferth was a medieval Bishop of Lindsey.

Sigeferth was consecrated before 996. He died after 1004. ^[1] This was a revival of the see, which had lapsed during the Danish invasions. ^[2]

Citations

1. Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 219
2. Williams Æthelred the Unready p. 58

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.
• Williams, Ann (2003). Aethelred the Unready: The Ill-Counselled King. London: Hambledon & London. ISBN   1-85285-382-4.

External links

• Sigefrith 20 at Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England

Christian titles
Preceded by Leofwine	Bishop of Lindsey before 996–after 1004	Succeeded by last bishop