Æthelmær of Elmham

Æthelmaer (or Æthelmær) was a medieval Bishop of Elmham.

Æthelmaer
Bishop of Elmham
Appointed1047
Term endeddeposed 1070
PredecessorStigand
SuccessorHerfast
Orders
Consecration1047
Personal details
Diedunknown
DenominationRoman Catholic Church

Life

Æthelmaer was the brother of Stigand, Archbishop of Canterbury.[1] He was consecrated in 1047 and deprived of office circa 11 April 1070 by Ermenfrid, bishop of Sion, who was the papal legate to England.[1][2]

References

  1. Greenway, Diana E. (1971). Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300. volume 2: Monastic cathedrals (northern and southern provinces). pp. 55–58.
  2. Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 216 and 243. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Stigand
Bishop of Elmham
1047-1070
Succeeded by
Herfast

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