Gundulf of Rochester

Gundulf
Bishop of Rochester
Appointed1075
Term ended7 March 1108
PredecessorArnost
SuccessorRalph d'Escures
Other post(s)monk of St. Etienne in Caen
Orders
Consecration19 March 1077
Personal details
Bornc. 1024
Died7 March 1108
DenominationCatholic

Gundulf (or Gundulph) (c. 1024[1] – 1108) was a Norman monk who went to England following the Norman Conquest. He was appointed Bishop of Rochester and Prior of the Cathedral Priory there. He built several castles, including Rochester, Colchester and the White Tower of the Tower of London, and the Priory and Cathedral Church of Rochester.

  1. ^ Jones, Nigel (2011). Tower. New York: St. Martin's Press. p. 8. ISBN 978-0-312-62296-1.