Sigeferth or Sigefirth or Sicgga, was the third Bishop of Selsey, consecrated in 733[1] by Tatwine, the Archbishop of Canterbury. Sigeferth was still bishop in 747, when he attended the Synod of Clofesho.[2] His date of death was sometime between 747 and 765.[3]

Sigeferth
Bishop of Selsey
Appointedbefore 733
Term endedbetween 747 and 765
PredecessorEolla
SuccessorAluberht
Orders
Consecration733
by Tatwine
Personal details
Diedbetween 747 and 765
DenominationChristian

Citations

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  1. ^ Kelly "South Saxons, kings of the (act. 477–772)" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
  2. ^ Kelly, Charters of Selsey p. 32
  3. ^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 221

References

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  • Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
  • Kelly, S. E. (2004). "South Saxons, kings of the (act. 477–772)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/52344. Retrieved 24 November 2007. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
  • Kelly, S.E (1998). Charters of Selsey. Anglo-Saxon Charters. Vol. VI. OUP for the British Academy. ISBN 0-19-726175-2.
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Christian titles
Preceded by Bishops of Selsey
733–after 747
Succeeded by