Diora
Diora (or Deora) was a medieval Bishop of Rochester.
Diora | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Rochester | |
| Appointed | between 765 and 772 |
| Term ended | between 781 and 785 |
| Predecessor | Eardwulf |
| Successor | Waermund I |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | between 765 and 772 |
| Personal details | |
| Died | between 781 and 785 |
| Denomination | Christian |
Diora was consecrated between 765 and 772. He died between 781 and 785.[1] Around 779 or so King Ethelbert granted land inside the city of Rochester to Diora and his cathedral clergy.[2]
Citations
- Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 221
- 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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| Christian titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Eardwulf |
Bishop of Rochester c. 768–c. 783 |
Succeeded by Waermund I |
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