Heca | |
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Bishop of Selsey | |
Appointed | 1047 |
Term ended | 1057 |
Predecessor | Grimketel |
Successor | Æthelric II |
Other post(s) | royal chaplain |
Personal details | |
Died | 1057 |
Denomination | Christian |
Hecca (or Heca) was an Anglo-Saxon Bishop of Selsey. According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Hecca was chaplain to Edward the Confessor and became bishop when Grimketel died in 1047. [1] [a] He was an Englishman, and a royal clerk. [2] [3] He died in 1057. [4] [5] [b]
Heca | |
---|---|
Bishop of Selsey | |
Appointed | 1047 |
Term ended | 1057 |
Predecessor | Grimketel |
Successor | Æthelric II |
Other post(s) | royal chaplain |
Personal details | |
Died | 1057 |
Denomination | Christian |
Hecca (or Heca) was an Anglo-Saxon Bishop of Selsey. According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Hecca was chaplain to Edward the Confessor and became bishop when Grimketel died in 1047. [1] [a] He was an Englishman, and a royal clerk. [2] [3] He died in 1057. [4] [5] [b]