Diocese of Lindsey
The diocese of Lindsey ( Latin : Dioecesis Syddensis ) was a Roman Catholic diocese located in what is now the United Kingdom , with its seat in Lindsey .
history
The Bishopric of Lindsey was established in 680 from cessions of territory from the Bishopric of Lichfield . Eadhæd became the first bishop of the Lindsey diocese . In 971, following attacks by Danish Vikings , the bishopric was moved from Lindsey to Dorchester and the title changed to Bishop of Dorchester .
The diocese of Lindsey was subordinate to the Archdiocese of Canterbury as a suffragan .
In 1969 the diocese of Lindsey was re-established as the titular diocese of Sidnacestre .
See also
- List of the Bishops of Lincoln
- List of former Catholic dioceses
- Roman Catholic Church in the United Kingdom