Peder Christian Hersleb Kjerschow

The Right Reverend

Peder Christian Hersleb Kjerschow
Bishop of Bjørgvin
ChurchChurch of Norway
DioceseTromsø stift (1830–1848)
Bjørgvin (1848–1857)
In office1830–1857
Personal details
Born(1786-06-29)29 June 1786
Died24 November 1866(1866-11-24) (aged 80)
NationalityNorwegian
DenominationChristian
SpouseJohanne Benedicte Collett
ChildrenChristian Collett Kjerschow
OccupationPriest
EducationCand.theol.

Peder Christian Hersleb Kjerschow (29 June 1786 – 24 November 1866) was a Norwegian clergyman.

Biography

He was born at Rødøy in Nordland, Norway. He was the son of the Danish-born priest Rasmus Sundt Christensen Kjerschow (1739–1806) and his wife Benedicte Maria Pedersdatter Hersleb (born 1744). His father was a vicar in Brønnøysund, who had migrated to Norway from Jutland. He was a student at Trondheim Cathedral School and earned his cand.theol. in 1808.[1]

From 1814, he was a resident chaplain in Aker Prestegjeld, where he served under parish priest Claus Pavels (1769–1822). In 1823, he became a parish priest in Aker. In 1830, he was added as the second bishop of the Diocese of Tromsø.[2] He was a bishop in the Church of Norway for twenty-seven years; first in Tromsø from 1830 to 1848 and later in the Diocese of Bjørgvin from 1848 to 1857.[3][4][5]

Personal life

Peder Kjerschow married Johanne Benedicte Collett (1802–1851),[6] daughter of mining director Christian Ancher Collett and cousin of Peter Jonas and Johan Christian Collett.[7] They had seven children of which two died young.[6] Their son Christian Collett Kjerschow became a County Governor, while their daughter married businessman Jacob Andreas Michelsen.[5] His grandson Peter Christian Hersleb Kjerschow Michelsen was named after him, but is better known as Christian Michelsen, statesman and prime minister.[8]

References

  1. ^ Jon Gunnar Arntzen. "Kjerschow". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  2. ^ Arne Bugge Amundsen. "Claus Pavels". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  3. ^ Bishops of the Church of Norway 1537–2008 – Church of Norway
  4. ^ "Prester i Sem" Archived 2007-01-11 at the Wayback Machine, in Sem og Slagen – en bygdebok. Hosted by Tønsberg public library. (in Norwegian)
  5. ^ a b "Kjerschow". Aschehoug og Gyldendals Store norske leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget. 2007.[permanent dead link‍]
  6. ^ a b Collett family part 2 Archived 2008-12-10 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Collett family part 1 Archived 2008-12-10 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ Ask, Øyvind. "Nu gjælder det at holde kjæft" (PDF). Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2008-10-16.
Church of Norway titles
Preceded by Bishop of Tromsø stift
1830–1848 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Bjørgvin
1848–1857 		Succeeded by



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