Eolla

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Eolla
Denomination Catholic
Senior posting
See Diocese of Selsey
Title Bishop of Selsey
Period in office flourished 720
Predecessor Eadbeorht
Successor Sigga
Religious career
Previous post Abbot of Selsey
Personal

Eolla, Bishop of Selsey, was the successor of Eadberht, and seems to have previously been Abbot of Selsey, as he witnessed a charter[1] of NoĆ°helm together with Osric and Eadberht. He seems to have succeeded as bishop in either 716 or 717. His date of death is sometime between 716 and 731.[2]

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  1. ^ Anglo-Saxons.net Charter S44 accessed on August 25, 2007
  2. ^ Fryde Handbook of British Chronology p. 221

[edit] References

  • Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology, Third Edition, revised, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X. 

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Roman Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Eadbeorht
Bishop of Selsey
flourished about 720
Succeeded by
Sigga
Persondata
NAME Eolla
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Bishop of Selsey
DATE OF BIRTH
PLACE OF BIRTH
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH