William the Norman

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William
Bishop of London
Appointed1051
Term ended1075
Predecessor Spearhafoc
Successor Hugh d'Orevalle
Orders
Ordinationby  Robert of Jumièges
Consecration1051
Personal details
Died1075 (1076)
DenominationCatholic

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

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of London
1051–1075
Succeeded by