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 (or Deora) was a medieval Bishop of Rochester.
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
Citations
- Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 221
- Smith "Early Community" English Historical Review p. 297
References
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.