Kristian Vilhelm Koren Schjelderup Sr.

Kristian Vilhelm Koren Schjelderup (26 October 1853–23 October 1913) was a Norwegian theologian and a Bishop in the Church of Norway.[1]

Right Reverend Kristian Schjelderup Sr.
Bishop
Church	Church of Norway
Diocese	Diocese of Kristiansand
Appointed	1908
In office	1908-1913
Predecessor	Gunvald Thorkildsen
Successor	Bernt Støylen
Personal details
Born	(1853-10-26)26 October 1853 Ullensaker, Norway
Died	23 October 1913(1913-10-23) (aged 59) Sviland, Norway
Buried	Vestre Gravlund, Oslo, Norway
Nationality	Norwegian
Denomination	Christian
Parents	Peter Vilhelm Schjelderup and Dorothea Marie Lysholm
Spouse	Henriette Nicoline Hassel
Children	Kristian Vilhelm Koren Schjelderup Jr. and Harald Krabbe Schjelderup
Occupation	Priest
Education	Cand.theol. 1875

Personal life

Schjelderup was born in Ullensaker, Norway on 26 October 1853. He was the son of Peter Vilhelm Schjelderup and Dorothea Marie Lysholm. He had two brothers and one sister.[2] He married Henriette Nicoline Hassel, with whom he had nine children. Their son Kristian Vilhelm Koren Schjelderup Jr. became a bishop as well, while their youngest son Harald Krabbe Schjelderup became a professor of psychology.[3]

Career

Schjelderup took his examen artium to finish his secondary education in 1870, and graduated with a cand.theol. degree in 1875. He worked as a chaplain in Moss from 1876 until 1880. He then moved to Christianssand to be a curate in the Christianssand Cathedral parish from 1880 until 1890. Following that, he then became vicar of the parish of Dybvaag in 1890. During this time, he also held the role of dean of the Østre Nedenes deanery from 1896 until 1903. After leaving Dybvaag, he served as parish priest for the parish of Oddernes Church, as well as supervising the whole Otredal deanery from 1903 until 1908. He was then appointed to be the bishop of the Diocese of Kristiansand, a position he held until his death on 23 October 1913. He died in the small village of Sviland in Sandnes municipality after falling ill during the consecration of the newly built Sviland Chapel.[4][3] He is buried in the family burial plot in the Vestre Gravlund cemetery in Oslo.

He was decorated as a Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav in 1910.[4][5]

References

1. "Kristian Vilhelm Koren Schjelderup (1853–1913)" (in Norwegian). LokalHistorieWiki.no. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
2. "Kristian Vilhelm Koren Schjelderup" (in Norwegian). Erik Berntsens slektssider.
3. Studenterne fra 1870: biografiske oplysninger samlet i anledning av deres 50 aarsjubilæum (in Norwegian). Kristiania, Norge: Grøndahl. 1920. pp. 65–66.
4. Article about Kristian Vilhelm Koren Schjelderup Jr. - hosted by Agder University College.
5. Leganger, N.F. (1913). Den Kongelige norske St. Olavs orden: kort oversigt over ordenens historie og meddelelser om dens nulevende norske medlemmer, med portrætter (in Norwegian). Kristiania: Abels kunstforlag. p. 118.

Religious titles
Preceded by Gunvald Thorkildsen	Bishop of Kristiansand 1908–1913	Succeeded by Bernt Støylen