Jacob von der Lippe
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Right Reverend Jacob von der Lippe |
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| Bishop of Christianssand | |
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| Church | Church of Norway |
| Diocese | Diocese of Christianssand |
| Appointed | 1841 |
| In office | 1841-1875 |
| Predecessor | Mathias Sigwardt |
| Successor | Jørgen Moe |
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| Born |
27 September 1797 Bergen, Norway |
| Died | 2 October 1878 (aged 81) Kristianssand, Norway |
| 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 Bishop of the Diocese of Christianssand from 1841 to 1875. He was also a member of the Parliament of Norway for a total of eight non-consecutive parliamentary terms from 1829 until 1861.
Jacob von der Lippe was born in Bergen, Norway on 27 September 1797 into a merchant family. After graduating with an Examen artium certificate in 1818, he went on to study theology at the Royal Frederick University in Christiania where he received a Cand.theol. degree in 1819.
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.
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