Carl Peter Parelius Essendrop

Carl Peter Parelius Essendrop (6 June 1818 18 October 1893) was a Norwegian Lutheran priest, educator and Bishop of Oslo. [1]

The Right Reverend

Carl Peter Parelius Essendrop
Bishop of Oslo
Carl Peter Parelius Essendrop, ca. 1870
ChurchChurch of Norway
DioceseTromsø (1861–1867)
Kristiania (1875–1893)
Other postsNorwegian Minister of Church and Education
Personal details
Born(1818-06-06)6 June 1818
Kristiania, Norway
Died18 October 1893(1893-10-18) (aged 75)
Kristiania, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
DenominationLutheran
SpouseKaren Ursula Fabritius (1819-1889).
EducationCand.theol. (1839)

Biography

Essendrop was born Christiania (now Oslo), Norway. He was the son of Peter Essendrop (1776-1819) and Martha Marie Søborg (1784-1861). His brother was Bernhard Ludvig Essendrop. He became cand.theol. in 1839.[1]

From 1842, he was a teaching assistant at Trondheim Cathedral School. In 1849 he became priest in Klæbu in Trøndelag. Essendrop was the bishop of the Diocese of Tromsø from 1861 to 1867. From 1867 to 1872 he was the vicar of the Diocese of Kristiania, and also lectured at the Royal Frederick University. From 1 July 1872 to 23 November 1874 he was the Minister of Church and Education. He later filled in as acting Minister from 26 May to 4 June and 6 July to 20 July 1875. From 1875 to his death he was the Bishop of the Diocese of Kristiania.[2] [3]

During the term 1877–1879 he was a deputy member of the Norwegian Parliament, representing the constituency Kristiania, Hønefos og Kongsvinger.[3][2]

He was married to Karen Ursula Fabritius (1819-1889). Essendrop died at Kristiania and was buried at Vår Frelsers gravlund. [3] [1]

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References

  1. "Carl Peter Parelius Essendrop". lokalhistoriewiki.no. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  2. "Carl Peter Parelius Essendrop" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD). Retrieved 10 June 2009.
  3. Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Carl Peter Parelius Essendrop". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
Religious titles
Preceded by
Knud Gislesen
Bishop of Tromsø
18611867
Succeeded by
Waldemar Hvoslef
Preceded by
Jens Lauritz Arup
Bishop of Kristiania
18751893
Succeeded by
Fredrik Bugge
Preceded by
Unknown
Preses of the Church of Norway
1877
Succeeded by
Jens Frølich Tandberg
Political offices
Preceded by
Hans Riddervold
Norwegian Minister of Church and Education
18721874
Succeeded by
Rasmus Tønder Nissen
Preceded by
Rasmus Tønder Nissen
Norwegian Minister of Church and Education (acting)
18751875
Succeeded by
Rasmus Tønder Nissen
Preceded by
Rasmus Tønder Nissen
Norwegian Minister of Church and Education (acting)
18751875
Succeeded by
Rasmus Tønder Nissen
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