William the Norman

William
Bishop of London
Appointed1051
Term ended1075
PredecessorSpearhafoc
SuccessorHugh d'Orevalle
Orders
Consecration1051
Personal details
Died1075
DenominationCatholic

William the Norman (died 1075) was a medieval Bishop of London.

William was consecrated in 1051.[1] He, along with Ralf the Staller and a royal priest, supervised the submission of the English in East Anglia soon after the Norman Conquest in 1066.[2] He attended the Council of London in 1075.[3] He died in 1075.[1]

  1. ^ a b Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 220
  2. ^ Williams English and the Norman Conquest p. 13
  3. ^ Greenway Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300: Volume 1, St. Paul's, London: Bishops