Jacob von der Lippe
Right Reverend Jacob von der Lippe | |
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Bishop of Christianssand | |
Church | Church of Norway |
Diocese | Diocese of Christianssand |
Appointed | 1841 |
In office | 1841–1875 |
Predecessor | Mathias Sigwardt |
Successor | Jørgen Moe |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | 2 October 1878 Kristianssand, Norway | (aged 81)
Nationality | Norwegian |
Denomination | Christian |
Occupation | Priest |
Jacob von der Lippe (27 September 1797 – 2 October 1878) was a Norwegian politician and priest who served as
Education
Jacob von der Lippe was born in
Career
Priest
His first job after the university was as a curate in Haus, just outside of the city of Bergen in Western Norway. In 1821, he was given the job of parish priest in Skånevik in the far southern part of Hordaland county. He held this job until 1825 when he was transferred to the parish of Avaldsnes on the island of Karmøy, just outside of Haugesund. In 1829, he was elected to be the Dean of the Karmsund prosti (deanery) in northern Rogaland county. In 1831, von der Lippe was elected to be the stiftsprost in Kristiansand, one of the highest ranking priests in the Diocese of Christianssand. During this time, he served as the acting Bishop twice. In 1841, the King appointed him to be the Bishop of the diocese. He held that post until his retirement in 1875. He was succeeded by Jørgen Moe as bishop.
During his time as Bishop, he was characterized as fairly conservative in his beliefs, and he was also thought of as fairly authoritarian. An old story about von der Lippe says that a farmer had met with the bishop, and afterwards exclaimed "Det er den største diktator jeg har hørt!" which means "That is the biggest dictator I have ever met!".[2]
Politician
He was first elected to the
When the municipal government law was implemented in 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law), he was elected to the municipal council for the city of Christianssand, a position that he held until 1840.
Personal life
Jacob von der Lippe was born in Bergen, Norway, on 27 September 1797 to parents Gerhard von der Lippe (1776–1830) and Antonette Ulriche Dietrichson (1770–1801). He was married on 5 July 1820 Ingeborg Erichsen (1800–1880). He is the great-grandfather to Frits von der Lippe and Jens von der Lippe. He died on 2 October 1878 in the city of Kristiansand, Norway, at the age of 81.[2]
References
- Store norske leksikon(in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
- ^ a b c d Amundsen, Arne Bugge. "Jacob von der Lippe". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
- ^ "Jacob von der Lippe" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD). Retrieved 21 August 2013.