Heca
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Hecca (or Heca) was an Anglo-Saxon Bishop of Selsey. According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Hecca was chaplain to Edward the Confessor and became bishop when Grimketel died in 1047.[1][lower-alpha 1] He was an Englishman, and a royal clerk.[2][3] He died in 1057.[4][5][lower-alpha 2]
For the airport in Cairo, Egypt, assigned ICAO code HECA, see Cairo International Airport.
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Heca | |
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Bishop of Selsey | |
Appointed | 1047 |
Term ended | 1057 |
Predecessor | Grimketel |
Successor | Æthelric II |
Other post(s) | royal chaplain |
Personal details | |
Died | 1057 |
Denomination | Christian |
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