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Æscwig of Dorchester

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Æscwig
SeeBishop of Dorchester
Term ended23 April 1002
PredecessorAlnothus
SuccessorAlfhelmus
Orders
Consecrationbetween 975 and 979
Personal details
Died1002
DenominationChristian

Æscwig (or Œswy) was a medieval Bishop of Dorchester, when the town was seat of the united dioceses of Lindsey and Dorchester.

Æscwig was consecrated between 975 and 979 and died on 23 April 1002.[1]

Citations

  1. ^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 215

References

  • 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.

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Christian titles
Preceded by Bishop of Dorchester
c. 977–1002
Succeeded by