Peder Hersleb

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

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

Biography

He was born in Steinkjer in Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. He was the son of Christopher Hersleb and Sophie Borch. He moved to Trondheim where became a student in 1703 and received a bachelor degree in 1704. In 1707 he took his theological examination. 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 2011-08-01.