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'''Wigmund''' was a medieval [[Mercian Bishop of Dorchester|Bishop of Dorchester]]. |
'''Wigmund''' was a medieval [[Mercian Bishop of Dorchester|Bishop of Dorchester]]. |
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Wigmund was consecrated circa 901 and died circa 904.<ref name=Handbook218>Fryde ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 218</ref> |
Wigmund was consecrated circa 901 and died circa 904.<ref name=Handbook218>Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 218</ref> |
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There is some confusion between Wigmund and another bishop, [[Wilferth]]. The surviving charters do not explicitly specify which was bishop of where. There is therefore also a possibility that it was Wilferth who was bishop of Dorchester, and Wigmund bishop of Lichfield. |
There is some confusion between Wigmund and another bishop, [[Wilferth]]. The surviving charters do not explicitly specify which was bishop of where. There is therefore also a possibility that it was Wilferth who was bishop of Dorchester, and Wigmund bishop of Lichfield. |
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Wigmund | |
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| Bishop of Dorchester | |
| See | Diocese of Dorchester |
| In office | c. 901–c. 904 |
| Predecessor | Harlardus |
| Successor | Coenwulf |
| Personal details | |
| Died | c. 909 |
| Denomination | Christian |
Wigmund was a medieval Bishop of Dorchester.
Wigmund was consecrated circa 901 and died circa 904.[1]
There is some confusion between Wigmund and another bishop, Wilferth. The surviving charters do not explicitly specify which was bishop of where. There is therefore also a possibility that it was Wilferth who was bishop of Dorchester, and Wigmund bishop of Lichfield.
Citations
- ^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 218
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.
External links
- Wigmund 7 at Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England (as Bishop of Dorchester)
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