Arnoldus Marius Hille (14 March 1829 – 7 January 1919) was a Norwegian Lutheran Bishop.

Biography

Hille was born at Leikanger in

Nordre Bergenhus Sogn og Fjordane (; English: "Sogn and Fjordane") was, up to 1 January 2020, a county in western Norway, when it was merged to become part of Vestland county. Bordering previous counties Møre og Romsdal, Oppland, Buskerud, and Hordaland, the co ...

, Norway. He was the son of Wollert Krohn Hille (1796-1860) and Elisabeth Marie Hess Lem (1798-1888). In 1841 he entered

Bergen Cathedral School Bergen Cathedral School (Norwegian: ''Bergen Katedralskole'', Latin: ''Schola Cathedralis Bergensis'', formerly known as Bergens lærdeskole and Bergen latinskole and colloquially known as Katten) is an upper secondary school in Bergen, Norway. Loc ...

. In 1848, he begin to study theology. In 1865, he became prison chaplain in Bergen and in 1872 he was appointed assistant pastor in

Stange Church Stange Church ( no, Stange kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Stange Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located about west of the village of Stangebyen. It is the church for the Stange parish which is part of the ...

in Hedmark county. He served as bishop in the

Diocese of Hamar The Diocese of Hamar ( no, Hamar Bispedømme) is a diocese within the Church of Norway. The Diocese of Hamar includes all of the churches in Innlandet county plus the churches in Lunner in Viken county. Administratively, the diocese is divided ...

from 1887 to 1906. He was decorated Knight of the

Order of St. Olav The Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav ( no, Den Kongelige Norske Sankt Olavs Orden; or ''Sanct Olafs Orden'', the old Norwegian name) is a Norwegian order of chivalry instituted by King Oscar I on 21 August 1847. It is named after King Olav II ...

in 1882 and Commander, First Class in 1895.

Personal life

He was married twice. In 1861, he married Charlotte Sofie Sandberg (1832-1875), daughter of Pastor Christian Juell Sandberg (1805-1843; see NBL1, Vol. 12) and Marie Catharine Rosenkilde (1802-1886). After her death, he married Georgine Børrea Sandberg (1840-1927), the younger sister of his first wife. His son

Henrik Greve Hille Henrik Greve Hille (1 October 1881 – 31 May 1946) was a Norwegian clergyman. He served as Bishop of the Diocese of Hamar from 1934 to 1942 and again from 1945 until 1946. Biography He was born at Vang in Hedmark, Norway. He was the son of ...

(1881–1946) was Bishop of the

from 1934 to 1942 and his grandson

Georg Hille Georg Hille (born 28 December 1923) is a Norwegian clergyman. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Hamar from 1974 to 1993. Hille was born in Varteig as the son of bishop Henrik Greve Hille, and grandson of Arnoldus Hille. He graduated as cand. ...

was Bishop from 1975 to 1993.

References

1829 births 1919 deaths People from Vik Bishops of Hamar 19th-century Lutheran bishops 20th-century Norwegian Lutheran clergy Recipients of the St. Olav's Medal 19th-century Norwegian Lutheran clergy {{norway-reli-bio-stub