Carl Peter Parelius Essendrop (6 June 1818 – 18 October 1893) was a Norwegian

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priest, educator and Bishop of Oslo.

Biography

Essendrop was born in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway. He was the son of Peter Essendrop (1776-1819) and Martha Marie Søborg (1784-1861). His brother was Bernhard Ludvig Essendrop. He became

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in 1839. From 1842 on, he was a teaching assistant at Trondheim Cathedral School. In 1849 he became priest in

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in Søndre Trondhjem county. Essendrop was the bishop of the Diocese of Tromsø from 1861 to 1867. From 1867 to 1872 he was the vicar of the Diocese of Kristiania, and also lectured at the

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. From 1 July 1872 to 23 November 1874 he was the Minister of Church and Education. He later filled in as acting Minister from 26 May to 4 June and 6 July to 20 July 1875. From 1875 to his death, he was the Bishop of the Diocese of Kristiania. During the term 1877–1879 he was a deputy member of the

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, representing the constituency ''Kristiania, Hønefos og Kongsvinger''. He was married to Karen Ursula Fabritius (1819-1889). Essendrop died at Kristiania and was buried at

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