Eardwulf of Rochester

Eardwulf was a medieval Bishop of Rochester.

Eardwulf
Bishop of Rochester
Appointed747
Term endedbetween 765 and 772
PredecessorDunn
SuccessorDiora
Orders
Consecration747
Personal details
Diedbetween 765 and 772
DenominationChristian

Eardwulf was consecrated in 747. He died between 765 and 772.[1] Between 759 and 765, King Sigeread of Kent granted land to Eardwulf and his clergy.[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.

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