Heca
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| Denomination | Catholic |
|---|---|
| Senior posting | |
| See | Diocese of Selsey |
| Title | Bishop of Selsey |
| Period in office | 1047–1057 |
| Predecessor | Grimketel |
| Successor | Æthelric II |
| Religious career | |
| Previous post | royal chaplain |
| Personal | |
| Date of death | 1057 |
Hecca was an Anglo-Saxon Bishop of Selsey. According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, version C, Heca, then chaplain to King Edward the Confessor, became bishop when Grimketel died in 1047. He was an Englishman.[1] He died in 1057.[2][3]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Barlow Edward the Confessor p. 86
- ^ Fryde Handbook of British Chronology p. 221
- ^ Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, version D
[edit] References
- Barlow, Frank Edward the Confessor Berkeley: University of California Press 1970 ISBN 0-520-01671-8
- Garmonsway, G. N. 1953. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
- 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.
| Roman Catholic Church titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Grimketel |
Bishop of Selsey 1047–1057 |
Succeeded by Æthelric II |
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Heca |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Bishop of Selsey |
| DATE OF BIRTH | |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1057 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
