Wighelm

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Wighelm
Bishop of Selsey
Appointedbefore 909
Term endedbetween 909 and 925
PredecessorGuthheard
SuccessorBeornheah
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]

Wighelm died sometime between 909 and 925.[3]

Citations

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  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

References

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  • 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.
  • Kelly, S. E. (1998). Charters of Selsey. Anglo-Saxon Charters VI. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-726175-2.

Further reading

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




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