Ludvig Harboe
Right Reverend Ludvig Harboe | |
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Bishop of Trondhjem | |
Church | Church of Denmark |
Diocese | Diocese of Zealand |
In office | 1757–1783 |
Predecessor | Peder Hersleb |
Successor | Nicolai Edinger Balle |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | 15 June 1783 Denmark | (aged 73)
Nationality | Danish/Norwegian |
Denomination | Christian |
Occupation | Priest/Bishop |
Ludvig Harboe (16 August 1709 – 15 June 1783) was a
Harboe was born at
Wittenberg and Jena returning home to Broager during 1732. In 1738, Harboe was a priest at Garnisonskirken and in 1739 became a priest at Kastelskirken, both churches in Copenhagen.[2][3]
Harboe was sent to
consecrated as Bishop and soon left for Trondheim, the seat of his new diocese. He arrived in Trondheim on 1 July 1746 and served there for two more years before leaving the post and returning to Copenhagen.[4]
After returning to Copenhagen in 1748, Harboe married Frederikke Louise Hersleb (1720-1780), the daughter of Peder Hersleb, Bishop of the Diocese of Zealand. He then worked with his new father-in-law in Denmark, and when Hersleb died in 1757, Harboe was appointed to replace him. He served there until his death in 1783.[5]
References
- Store norske leksikon. "Ludvig Harboe"(in Norwegian). Retrieved 1 August 2011.
- ^ "Kirkens historie". Garnisonskirken. Archived from the original on 24 February 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ^ "Historie". Kastelskirken. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ^ Jantzen, A. "Dansk biografisk Lexikon / VII. Bind. I. Hansen - Holmsted /" (in Danish). pp. 84–87. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
- ^ "Hersleb, Peder". Nordisk familjebok. Retrieved 15 August 2016.