Peder Hersleb

Bishop Peder Hersleb
1757 portrait of Hersleb
Predecessor	Christen Worm
Successor	Ludvig Harboe
Personal details
Born	(1689-03-25)25 March 1689 Steinkjer, Norway
Died	4 April 1757(1757-04-04) (aged 68) Copenhagen, Denmark
Nationality	Norwegian
Denomination	Lutheran
Parents	Christopher Hersleb Sophie Borch
Occupation	Priest
Alma mater	University of Copenhagen

Peder Hersleb (25 March 1689 – 4 April 1757) was a Norwegian clergyman and bishop.[1]

Biography

Hersleb was born at Steinkjer in Nordre Trondheim county, Norway, the son of Christopher Hersleb and Sophie Borch. He became a student at Trondheim in 1703 and received a bachelor's degree in 1704, taking his theological examination in 1707. In 1713, he was awarded a master's degree from the University of Copenhagen.

In 1714, he was appointed a military chaplain. In 1718 he was called to minister at Gunslev on the island of Falster, but the same year he was appointed priest at Frederiksborg Castle and vicar in Hillerod and Roskilde. In 1725, he moved to Copenhagen as priest in the Danish royal court. In 1727, he was a member of the Mission College and co-director of Waisenhuset Orphanage School which he inaugurated in spring 1728. He served as Bishop of the Diocese of Oslo from 1731 to 1737. He published several collections of sermons.[2]

In 1737, he was elected Bishop of Diocese of Sjælland. His daughter, Frederikke Louise Hersleb (1720-1780), married Ludvig Harboe, who worked with him in the diocese. Hersleb died in 1757 and was buried in the cemetery of the Church of Holmen. Ludvig Harboe was appointed to replace him as Bishop.[3]

References

1. Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Peder Hersleb". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
2. Amundsen, Arne Bugge. "Peder Hersleb". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
3. Store norske leksikon. "Ludvig Harboe" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 17 August 2016.

Church of Norway titles
Preceded by Bartholomæus Deichman	Bishop of Oslo 1731–1737	Succeeded by Niels Dorph
Preceded by Christen Worm	Bishop of Sjælland 1737–1757	Succeeded by Ludvig Harboe