Siward (or Sigweard) was a medieval Bishop of Rochester.
Life
Siward was abbot of Chertsey Abbey, a Benedictine abbey in Surrey before he was selected for the see of Rochester.British History Online Bishops of Rochester accessed on 30 October 2007 He was consecrated in 1058. He died in 1075.Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 221 His death was commemorated on 30 October, so he probably died on that date in 1075. After the appointment of Lanfranc as Archbishop of Canterbury, the new archbishop found only four canons at Rochester under Siward's authority.Smith "Early Community" English Historical Review p. 299
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References
British History Online Bishops of Rochester accessed on 30 October 2007
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