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For the thegn of the Seven Burghs, see Sigeferth (died 1015).
Sigeferth
Bishop of Lindsey
Appointedbefore 996
Term endedafter 1004
PredecessorLeofwine
Successorlast bishop
Orders
Consecrationbefore 996
Personal details
Diedafter 1004
DenominationChristian

Sigeferth was a medieval Bishop of Lindsey.

Sigeferth was consecrated before 996. He died after 1004. This was a revival of the see, which had lapsed during the Danish invasions.

Citations

  1. Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 219
  2. Williams Æthelred the Unready p. 58

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.
  • Williams, Ann (2003). Aethelred the Unready: The Ill-Counselled King. London: Hambledon & London. ISBN 1-85285-382-4.

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Christian titles
Preceded byLeofwine Bishop of Lindsey
before 996–after 1004
Succeeded bylast bishop
Bishops of Lindsey
Mercia


10th-century Bishop of Lindsey
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