Walcher
Walcher (died 14 May 1080) was the bishop of Durham from 1071, a Lotharingian and the first Prince-bishop (appointed by the King, not the Pope). He was the first non-Englishman to hold that see and an appointee of William the Conqueror following the Harrying of the North. He was murdered in 1080, which led William to send an army into Northumbria to harry the region again.
Walcher | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Durham | |
| Appointed | c. 1071 |
| Installed | probably 3 April 1071 |
| Term ended | 14 May 1080 |
| Predecessor | Æthelwine |
| Successor | William de St-Calais |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 1071 |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 14 May 1080 Gateshead |
| Denomination | Catholic |
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