__NOTOC__ Hecca (or Heca) was an

Anglo-Saxon The Anglo-Saxons were a Cultural identity, cultural group who inhabited England in the Early Middle Ages. They traced their origins to settlers who came to Britain from mainland Europe in the 5th century. However, the ethnogenesis of the Anglo- ...

Bishop of Selsey The Bishop of Chichester is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Chichester in the Province of Canterbury. The diocese covers the counties of East and West Sussex. The see is based in the City of Chichester where the bishop's seat ...

. According to the ''

Anglo-Saxon Chronicle The ''Anglo-Saxon Chronicle'' is a collection of annals in Old English, chronicling the history of the Anglo-Saxons. The original manuscript of the ''Chronicle'' was created late in the 9th century, probably in Wessex, during the reign of Alf ...

'', Hecca was chaplain to

Edward the Confessor Edward the Confessor ; la, Eduardus Confessor , ; ( 1003 – 5 January 1066) was one of the last Anglo-Saxon English kings. Usually considered the last king of the House of Wessex, he ruled from 1042 to 1066. Edward was the son of Æth ...

and became bishop when Grimketel died in 1047.Swanton ''Anglo Saxon Chronicle'' pp. 164–166 He was an Englishman, and a royal clerk.Barlow ''Edward the Confessor'' p. 86Barlow ''English Church 1000–1066'' p. 76 He died in 1057.Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 221Swanton ''Anglo Saxon Chronicle'' p. 188

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