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List Of County Governors Of Bergen
The diocesan governor of Bergen in Norway was a government agency of the Kingdom of Norway. The title was before 1919, and in 1919 all stiftamt were abolished in favor of equal counties ( no, fylker). The (principal county) of ''Bergenhus'' (later simplified to ''Bergen stiftamt'') was established in 1662 by the king. It was originally made up of several subordinate counties: Nordlandenes, Sunnmøre, Søndre Bergenhus, and Nordre Bergenhus. Bergenhus stiftamt was led by a ''stiftamtmann'' and the subordinate counties were led by an ''amtmann''. The seat of the stiftamt was the city of Bergen. In 1871, the city of Bergen was split off as a separate ''amt'' (county), and the stiftamtmann also assumed the role of Bergen's amtmann until 1918. In 1919, there was a large county reorganization in Norway and every stiftamt was abolished and the counties were renamed . The diocesan governor is the government's representative in the diocese which was made up of multiple subordinate c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diocesan Governor (Norway)
The diocesan governor ( no, Stiftamtmann) was the head government official that oversaw the civil administration within a diocese in the Kingdom of Denmark-Norway and later in Norway. The bishop of the diocese oversaw the religious administration in the diocese and together, the two officials were the highest officials in the diocese, reporting directly to the king. Each diocese typically was made up of several counties which were led by a county governor ( no, amtmann). The diocesan governor oversaw all the county governors within the diocese. The diocesan governor was the king's representative in the diocese and their job was to ensure that the king's orders and laws were obeyed. The diocesan governor was also to make sure that the bishop of the diocese did not succumb to heresy or other problems. Often, but not always, the diocesan governor also simultaneously held the role of county governor for one of the diocese's counties. The diocesan governor of Kristiania was often ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
