Wighelm

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Wighelm
Bishop of Selsey
Appointedbefore 909
Term endedbetween 909 and 925
Predecessor Guthheard
Successor Beornheah
Personal details
Diedbetween 909 and 925
DenominationChristian

Wighelm is a probable Bishop of Selsey.

Wighelm's see is uncertain, but as he is the sole episcopal witness on a charter, involving land in the area, suggests that he had authority in Sussex. [1] [2]

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Wighelm died sometime between 909 and 925. [3]

Citations

  1. Kelly Charters of Selsey p. xci and pp. 65-67
  2. Anglo-Saxons.net Charters S1206 accessed on 25 August 2007
  3. Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 221

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Christian titles
Preceded by
Guthheard
Bishop of Selsey
c. 909 - c. 912
Succeeded by
Beornheah