Æthelmær of Elmham explained

Type:Bishop
эthelmaer
Bishop of Elmham
Religion:Roman Catholic Church
Appointed:1047
Term End:deposed 1070
Predecessor:Stigand
Successor:Herfast
Consecration:1047
Death Date:unknown

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

Life

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]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Greenway, Diana E. . 1971 . Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300 . 2: Monastic cathedrals (northern and southern provinces) . 55–58.
  2. Book: Fryde, E. B. . Greenway, D. E. . Porter, S. . Roy, I. . Handbook of British Chronology . 3rd . Cambridge University Press . Cambridge . 1986 . 0-521-56350-X . 216 and 243.