Johan Christian Heuch
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Right Reverend Johan Christian Heuch |
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| Bishop of Kristiansand | |
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| Church | Church of Norway |
| Diocese | Diocese of Kristiansand |
| Appointed | 1889 |
| In office | 1889-1904 |
| Predecessor | Jacob Sverdrup Smitt |
| Successor | Gunvald Thorkildsen |
| Other posts | Teacher at the Practical-Theological Seminary Magazine editor |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1865 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
23 March 1838 Kragerø, Norway |
| Died | 13 February 1904 (aged 65) Kristiansand, Norway |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Denomination | Christian |
| Parents | Johan Christian Heuch and Christine Elisabeth Bonnevie |
| Spouse | Kirsten Elieson |
| Occupation | Priest |
| Alma mater | Royal Frederick University |
Johan Christian Heuch or J. C. Heuch (23 March 1838–13 February 1904) was a Norwegian Bishop in the Church of Norway and politician for the Conservative Party.
He was born in Kragerø, Norway as the son of merchant and politician Johan Christian Heuch (1794–1843) and his wife Christine Elisabeth Bonnevie (1803–1863). His paternal grandfather Peter Andreas Heuch (1756–1825) was among the wealthiest persons in Southern Norway. On the maternal side he was a great-grandson of Honoratus Bonnevie and a first cousin of Jacob Aall Bonnevie; the latter was the father of zoologist Kristine Elisabeth Heuch Bonnevie.
In December 1861, he married Kirsten Anna Janette Elieson (1839–1913), a daughter of jurist and politician John Collett Postumus Elieson. Their daughter Kristine Elisabeth married barrister Fredrik Moltke Bugge. Other direct descendants of J. C. Heuch include ceramicist Hanne Heuch.
Despite the merchant background of his family, J. C. Heuch embarked on an academic career. His father died before J. C. turned five years old, and at the age of fifteen he moved to Christiania to be educated. He finished his secondary education in 1856 when he received his examen artium. He then graduated from the Royal Frederick University with the cand.theol. degree in 1861. Among his lecturers at the University was the orthodox Lutheran Gisle Johnson. Because of health issues, Heuch did not intend to work as a clergyman; however he was headhunted by priest and writer Jørgen Moe, and worked under him as a curate in the parish of Bragernes. He was ordained in 1865. In 1869, he followed Moe to his new position in the parish of Vestre Aker.
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