Biography
He studied in the school of the Diocese of Skálholt and then in Reykjavík in 1788. He also studied theology in Copenhagen in 1803. He was appointed Bishop of Iceland on 12 May 1824, and he was consecrated by Bishop Frederik Münter of Zealand on 26 December 1824. In May 1825, he was installed as bishop.References
Lutheran bishops of Iceland 1769 births 1845 deaths 18th-century Icelandic Lutheran clergy 19th-century Icelandic Lutheran bishops {{Iceland-Lutheran-bishop-stub