Diocese of Salisbury

Church of England diocese in the south of England

13 dated entries naming Diocese of Salisbury, drawn from 12 separate years between 871 CE and 1246 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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9th century

871March 22 – Battle of Meretum: The West Saxons, led by Æthelred I and Alfred, are defeated by the Danes. Among the many dead is Heahmund, bishop of Salisbury.source
893Asser, bishop of Sherborne, writes his Life of King Alfred in Wessex. He studies for 6 months each year in Alfred's household.source

10th century

909Asser, bishop of Sherborne, dies. His See is divided, there are new Bishoprics created at Wells, Crediton, Ramsbury and Sonning.source
909Asser, bishop of Sherborne (approximate date)source

11th century

1058Ælfwold II, bishop of Sherborne (approximate date)source
1078February 20 – Herman, bishop of Salisburysource
1080Osmund, bishop of Salisbury, builds Devizes Castle in Wiltshire.source
1099December 3 – Osmund, Norman lord chancellor of England and bishop of Salisbury, canonized (b. 1065)source

12th century

1106Roger le Poer, bishop of Salisbury, is granted land in south Wales by Henry I. He starts the construction of Kidwelly Castle on the banks of the river Gwendraeth.source
1107August 11 – The Investiture Controversy is resolved, by the reconciliation of Henry I and Anselm, archbishop of Canterbury and the mass consecration of bishops by Anselm at the royal Palace of Westminster: William Giffard to Winchester, Roger to Salisbury, Reynelm to Hereford, William Warelwast to Exeter and Urban to Llandaff. Roger of Salisbury is also appointed Justiciar in this year.source
1111Josceline de Bohon, bishop of Salisbury (d. 1184)source
1180Robert de Bingham, bishop of Salisbury (d. 1246)source

13th century

1246November 3 – Robert de Bingham, bishop of Salisburysource