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Æthelmær of Elmham

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эthelmaer
Bishop of Elmham
Appointed1047
Term endeddeposed 1070
PredecessorStigand
SuccessorHerfast
Orders
Consecration1047
Personal details
Diedunknown
DenominationRoman Catholic Church

Æthelmær (or Æthelmær) was a medieval Bishop of Elmham.

Life

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Æthelmaer was the brother of Stigand, Archbishop of Canterbury.[1] He was consecrated in 1047 and deprived of office circa 11 April 1070 by Ermenfrid, bishop of Sion, who was the papal legate to England.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Greenway, Diana E. (1971). Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300. Vol. 2: Monastic cathedrals (northern and southern provinces). pp. 55–58.
  2. ^ Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 216 and 243. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Elmham
1047-1070
Succeeded by