Walcher, Bishop of Durham

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Walcher, Bishop of Durham, was an 11th-century Norman churchman and reforming bishop who became one of the first prince-bishops of Durham, wielding both ecclesiastical and secular authority in northern England.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Norman churchman
bishop
activeIn northern England
appointedAsBishopOfDurhamBy William I of England NERFINISHED
appointedDuringReignOf William the Conqueror NERFINISHED
associatedWithBuilding Durham Cathedral (early phase of community preceding Norman rebuilding) NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath mob violence
conflict Northumbrian unrest after the Norman Conquest
countryOfCitizenship Duchy of Normandy NERFINISHED
deathDate 14 May 1080
deathPlace Gateshead NERFINISHED
endTime 1080
ethnicGroup Norman NERFINISHED
exercisedPowerType episcopal authority
secular lordship
givenName Walcher NERFINISHED
governedFrom Durham NERFINISHED
heldEcclesiasticalAuthorityIn Diocese of Durham NERFINISHED
heldSecularAuthorityIn County of Durham NERFINISHED
heldTitle Prince-Bishop of Durham NERFINISHED
jurisdiction County Palatine of Durham NERFINISHED
knownFor being one of the first prince-bishops of Durham
church reform
combining ecclesiastical and secular authority in northern England
languageOfAdministration Latin
mannerOfDeath killed
lynched
notableEvent murder at a council in Gateshead in 1080
officeContestedBy Northumbrian rebels
partOf Norman episcopate in England
placeOfBurial Durham Cathedral NERFINISHED
positionHeld Bishop of Durham NERFINISHED
posthumousConsequence royal intervention in Durham
strengthening of Norman control in the north
predecessor Æthelwine, Bishop of Durham NERFINISHED
reasonForKilling resentment over his rule and his officials
regionOfInfluence Northumbria NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church

Christianity
startTime 1071
successor William de St-Calais NERFINISHED
timePeriod 11th century

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Bishop William of St-Calais predecessor Walcher, Bishop of Durham
subject surface form: William of St-Calais
Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria successor Walcher, Bishop of Durham