Siward (Bishop of Rochester)

Siward
Bishop of Rochester
See	Diocese of Rochester
Appointed	1058
Reign ended	1075
Predecessor	Godwine II
Successor	Arnost
Other posts	Abbot of Chertsey
Orders
Consecration	1058
Personal details
Died	1075
Denomination	Catholic

Siward (or Siweard) was a medieval Bishop of Rochester.

Life

Siward was abbot of Chertsey Abbey, a Benedictine abbey in Surrey before he was selected for the see of Rochester.^[1] He was consecrated in 1058. He died in 1075.^[2] His death was commemorated on 30 October, so he probably died on that date in 1075.^[1] After the appointment of Lanfranc as Archbishop of Canterbury, the new archbishop found only four canons at Rochester under Siward's authority.^[3]

Notes

^ ^a ^b British History Online Bishops of Rochester accessed on 30 October 2007
^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 221
^ Smith "Early Community" English Historical Review p. 299

References

British History Online Bishops of Rochester accessed on 30 October 2007
Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
Smith, R. A. L. (1945). "The Early Community of St. Andrew at Rochester, 604-c. 1080". The English Historical Review 60 (238): 289–299. doi:10.1093/ehr/LX.CCXXXVIII.289.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Godwine II	Bishop of Rochester 1058–1075	Succeeded by Arnost

Persondata
Name	Siward
Alternative names
Short description	Bishop of Rochester; Abbot of Chertsey
Date of birth
Place of birth
Date of death	1075
Place of death