Diocese of Thetford

The Diocese of Thetford ( Latin : Dioecesis Thetfordensis ) was a Roman Catholic diocese located in what is now the United Kingdom , with its seat in Thetford .

history

The Diocese of Thetford was established in 1075 as a result of the transfer of the bishopric from Elmham to Thetford by Bishop Herfast . In 1095 the bishopric was moved from Thetford to Norwich by Bishop Herbert de Losinga .

The Diocese of Thetford was subordinate to the Archdiocese of Canterbury as a suffragan .

See also

• List of the Bishops of Norwich
• List of former Catholic dioceses
• Roman Catholic Church in the United Kingdom

literature

• Diana E. Greenway: Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300. Volume 2. London 1971, pp. 55-58 ( British History Online ).
• Fryde, EB; Greenway, DE; Porter, S .; Roy, I .: Handbook of British Chronology (3rd ed.) . Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1986, pp. 217, pp. 243 and 261, ISBN 0-521-56350-X

Web links

• Entry on Diocese of Dunwich (East Anglia) on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved December 9, 2017.
• Entry on Diocese of Norwich on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved December 9, 2017.