Herfast
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Denomination | Catholic |
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Senior posting | |
See | Diocese of Elmham moved see to Diocese of Thetford |
Title | Bishop of Elmham moved see to Bishop of Thetford |
Period in office | 1070–c1085 |
Predecessor | Æthelmaer |
Successor | William de Beaufeu |
Personal | |
Date of death | c1085 |
Herfast (or Arfast) (d. 1085) was a medieval Lord Chancellor of England and Bishop of Elmham.
[edit] Life
Born in Normandy, France, he joined William the Conqueror during the Norman Conquest of England, and was appointed head of the royal writing office after the Battle of Hastings. He was Lord Chancellor of England from 1068 to 1070.[1] After serving as Lord Chancellor, he was consecrated Bishop of Elmham in 1070, but about May 27, 1072 he moved the see to Thetford, thus becoming Bishop of Thetford.[2] He had a conflict with the Bury St. Edmunds Abbey, and when the case was brought forward, the Archbishop of Canterbury Lanfranc ruled against Herfast. He signed the Accord of Winchester in 1072 and died in 1084.[3]
[edit] See also
- List of the Bishops of the Diocese of Norwich, England and its precursor offices
- List of Lord Chancellors and Lord Keepers
[edit] References
- ^ Powicke Handbook of British Chronology p. 81
- ^ Powicke Handbook of British Chronology p. 223
- ^ British History Online Bishops of Norwich accessed on October 29, 2007
- British History Online Bishops of Norwich accessed on October 29, 2007
- Powicke, F. Maurice and E. B. Fryde Handbook of British Chronology 2nd. ed. London:Royal Historical Society 1961
Political offices | ||
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Preceded by first Norman Chancellor |
Lord Chancellor 1068–1070 |
Succeeded by Osmund |
Religious titles | ||
Preceded by Æthelmaer |
Bishop of Elmham moved the see to Bishop of Thetford 1072 1070–c1085 |
Succeeded by William de Beaufeu |
Persondata | |
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NAME | Herfast |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Arfast |
SHORT DESCRIPTION | Bishop of Elmham; Bishop of Thetford; Lord Chancellor of England |
DATE OF BIRTH | |
PLACE OF BIRTH | |
DATE OF DEATH | circa 1085 |
PLACE OF DEATH |