Waermund I (bishop of Rochester)

Waermund (or Wærmund) was a medieval Bishop of Rochester.

Waermund I
Bishop of Rochester
Appointedbetween 781 and 783
Term endedbetween October 803 and 804
PredecessorDiora
SuccessorBeornmod
Orders
Consecrationbetween 781 and 783
Personal details
Diedbetween October 803 and 804
DenominationChristian

Waermund was consecrated between 781 and 783. He died between October 803 and 804.[1] In 789, the bishop was granted two properties in Kent by King Offa of Mercia.[2]

Citations

  1. Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 221
  2. Smith "Early Community" English Historical Review p. 297

References

  • 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.
Christian titles
Preceded by
Diora
Bishop of Rochester
c. 783c. 804
Succeeded by
Beornmod

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