Carl Peter Parelius Essendrop (6 June 1818 – 18 October 1893) was a Norwegian
Lutheran
Lutheranism is one of the largest branches of Protestantism, identifying primarily with the theology of Martin Luther, the 16th-century German monk and Protestant Reformers, reformer whose efforts to reform the theology and practice of the Cathol ...
priest, educator and Bishop of Oslo.
Biography
Essendrop was born Christiania (now Oslo), Norway. He was the son of Peter Essendrop (1776-1819) and Martha Marie Søborg (1784-1861). His brother was
Bernhard Ludvig Essendrop. He became
cand.theol. in 1839.
From 1842, he was a teaching assistant at
Trondheim Cathedral School. In 1849 he became priest in
Klæbu
Klæbu is a former municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 2020 when it was incorporated into the neighboring Trondheim Municipality. It was located in the southern part of the Trondheim Region, a ...
in
Trøndelag
Trøndelag (; sma, Trööndelage) is a county in the central part of Norway. It was created in 1687, then named Trondhjem County ( no, Trondhjems Amt); in 1804 the county was split into Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag by the King of Denma ...
.
Essendrop was the bishop of the
Diocese of Tromsø from 1861 to 1867. From 1867 to 1872 he was the vicar of the
Diocese of Kristiania, and also lectured at the
Royal Frederick University
The University of Oslo ( no, Universitetet i Oslo; la, Universitas Osloensis) is a public research university located in Oslo, Norway. It is the highest ranked and oldest university in Norway. It is consistently ranked among the top universit ...
. From 1 July 1872 to 23 November 1874 he was the
Minister of Church and Education. He later filled in as acting Minister from 26 May to 4 June and 6 July to 20 July 1875. From 1875 to his death he was the Bishop of the
Diocese of Kristiania.
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During the term 1877–1879 he was a deputy member of the Norwegian Parliament
The Storting ( no, Stortinget ) (lit. the Great Thing) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway. It is located in Oslo. The unicameral parliament has 169 members and is elected every four years bas ...
, representing the constituency ''Kristiania, Hønefos og Kongsvinger''.
He was married to Karen Ursula Fabritius (1819-1889). Essendrop died at Kristiania and was buried at Vår Frelsers gravlund
The Cemetery of Our Saviour ( no, Vår Frelsers gravlund) is a cemetery in Oslo, Norway, located north of Hammersborg in Gamle Aker district. It is located adjacent to the older Old Aker Cemetery and was created in 1808 as a result of the great ...
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1818 births
1893 deaths
Bishops of Oslo
University of Oslo alumni
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19th-century Norwegian Lutheran clergy
Norwegian priest-politicians
Norwegian educators
Bishops of Hålogaland
19th-century Lutheran bishops
Government ministers of Norway
Deputy members of the Storting
Burials at the Cemetery of Our Saviour
Ministers of Education of Norway
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