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Bishop William Giffard †

Deceased

Bishop of Winchester, England, Great Britain

Events

Event	Place
Ordained Bishop	Canterbury, Archdiocese of Canterbury, England

a bishop for 21.4 years

Principal Consecrator: Archbishop St. Anselm of Canterbury, O.S.B. † Archbishop of Canterbury, England Principal Co-Consecrators: Archbishop Gerard † Archbishop of York, England Bishop Robert Bloett † Bishop of Lincoln, England Bishop John Villula (of Tours) † Bishop of Bath, England Bishop Herbert Losinga † Bishop of Norwich, England Bishop Robert of Limesy † Bishop of Lichfield, England Bishop Ralph de Luffa † Bishop of Chichester, England Bishop Ranulf Flambard † Bishop of Durham, England

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession: Archbishop St. Anselm of Canterbury, O.S.B. † (1093) Archbishop of Canterbury, England Archbishop Thomas of Bayeux † (1070) Archbishop of York, England Archbishop Lanfranc , O.S.B. † (1070) Archbishop of Canterbury, England Bishop William † (1051) Bishop of London, England Archbishop Robert Champart † Archbishop of Canterbury, England

Ordained Deacon: Archbishop Thurstan de Bayeux † (1114) Principal Co-Consecrator of: Bishop Richard de Belmeis † (1108) Archbishop Ralph d’Escures † (1108) Archbishop Thomas † (1109) Bishop Bernard † (1115) Bishop Geoffrey de Clive † (1115) Bishop Ernulf † (1115) Bishop Robert Peche † (1121) Archbishop William of Corbeuil, C.R.S.A. † (1123)

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