Tota (bishop) explained
| Tota |
| Religion: | Christian |
| Bishop of Selsey |
| Appointed: | between 781 and 786 |
| Consecration: | between 781 and 786 |
| Ended: | between 786 and 789 |
| Predecessor: | Gislhere |
| Successor: | Wihthun |
| Death Date: | between 786 and 789 |
Tota was a Bishop of Selsey when Sussex was being ruled by Offa of Mercia.
Not very much is known of Tota but he is recorded as present at a church council (Synod of Calcuthiens) attended by papal legates in 786.[1] [2] He was consecrated between 781 and 786.[3]
Tota died between 786 and 789.[3]
References
- Book: Fryde . E. B. . Greenway . D. E. . Porter . S. . Roy . I. . Handbook of British Chronology. Third revised . Cambridge University Press . Cambridge, UK . 1996 . 0-521-56350-X .
- Book: Heron-Allen, Edward. Selsey Bill. Historic and Prehistoric. London. 1911. Duckworth.
- Book: Kelly, S. E. . 1998 . Charters of Selsey. Anglo-Saxon Charters VI. Oxford University Press. 0-19-726175-2.
- Book: Whitelock, Dorothy. The Report of the Legates to Hadrian [191]. English Historical Documents c.500-1042. 1. Eyre & Spottiswood. 1955.
Notes and References
- Heron-Allen Selsey Bill p. 120
- Kelly Charters of Selsey p. lxxxix
- Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 221
