Diocese of Elmham

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The diocese of Elmham ( Latin : Dioecesis Helmamensis ) was a Roman Catholic diocese in what is now the United Kingdom and has its seat in North Elmham .

history

Remains of the cathedral in North Elmham

The Diocese of Elmham was established in 672 by Archbishop Theodore of Canterbury together with the Diocese of Dunwich . It covered parts of East Anglia . In 950, the Diocese of Elmham was dissolved and the territory was merged with the Diocese of Dunwich, with the bishopric remained in Elmham. After the conquest by the Normans , the bishopric was moved to Thetford in 1075 , and then to Norwich in 1094.

The diocese of Elmham was subordinate to the Archdiocese of Canterbury as a suffragan .

In 1969 the diocese of Elmham was re-established as the titular diocese of Elmhama .

See also

literature

  • EB Fryde, DE Greenway, S. Porter et al .: Handbook of British Chronology. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 2003, ISBN 0-521-56350-X , pp. 216-217.

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