Siward (bishop of Rochester)

Siward (or Sigweard) was a medieval Bishop of Rochester.

Siward
Bishop of Rochester
Appointed1058
Term ended1075
PredecessorGodwine II
SuccessorArnost
Other postsAbbot of Chertsey
Orders
Consecration1058
Personal details
Died1075
DenominationCatholic

Life

Siward was abbot of Chertsey Abbey, a Benedictine abbey in Surrey before he was selected for the see of Rochester.[1] He was consecrated in 1058. He died in 1075.[2] His death was commemorated on 30 October, so he probably died on that date in 1075.[1] After the appointment of Lanfranc as Archbishop of Canterbury, the new archbishop found only four canons at Rochester under Siward's authority.[3]

Citations
  1. British History Online Bishops of Rochester accessed on 30 October 2007
  2. Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 221
  3. Smith "Early Community" English Historical Review p. 299
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References
  • British History Online Bishops of Rochester accessed on 30 October 2007
  • 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.
  • Smith, R. A. L. (1945). "The Early Community of St. Andrew at Rochester, 604-c. 1080". The English Historical Review. 60 (238): 289–299. doi:10.1093/ehr/LX.CCXXXVIII.289.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Godwine II		 Bishop of Rochester
1058–1075		 Succeeded by
Arnost

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