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 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 Bernhard Ludvig Essendrop (21 December 1812 – 13 March 1891) was a Norwegian politician and priest in the Church of Norway. Early life He was born in Christiania (now Oslo) and was the brother of Bishop Carl Peter Parelius Essendrop. He served ...

. He became

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in 1839. From 1842, he was a teaching assistant at

Trondheim Cathedral School Trondheim Cathedral School ( no, Trondheim katedralskole, Latin: ''Schola Cathedralis Nidrosiensis'') is an upper secondary school located next to the Nidaros Cathedral in the center of Trondheim, Norway. History There is great dispute regarding ...

. In 1849 he became priest in

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. 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

Royal Frederick University The University of Oslo ( no, Universitetet i Oslo; la, Universitas Osloensis) is a public research university located in Oslo, Norway. It is the highest ranked and oldest university in Norway. It is consistently ranked among the top universit ...

. 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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