Heca

Bishop of Selsey

PersonhumanQ5696134

Died: 1057
Occupation: Catholic priest
, Catholic bishop(since 1047)
Positions held: Bishop of Selsey(since 1047)

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Hecca 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. He was an Englishman, and a royal clerk. He died in 1057.

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Sex or gender: male
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1.Stated in Catholic-Hierarchy.orgRetrieved 2024-12-10
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Religion or worldview: Catholic Church
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1.Stated in Catholic-Hierarchy.orgRetrieved 2020-10-13
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