Nationality Norwegian Religion Christian Name Eiler d.e. Education Cand.theol. | Occupation Priest Denomination Church of Norway Role Pastor | |
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Born 25 November 1685 ( 1685-11-25 ) Kvernes, Norway Spouse(s) Anna Cathrine Barhow (1715-1737) Died April 15, 1743, Trondheim, Norway Children Eiler Hagerup, Hans Hagerup Gyldenpalm Parents Ellen Eilersdatter Scholler, Hans Hansen Hagerup | ||
Eiler Hagerup d.e. (25 November 1685 – 15 April 1743) was the Bishop of the Diocese of Nidaros from 1731 until his death in 1743.
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Hagerup was born in 1685 in Kvernes, More og Romsdal county, Norway. He was a student at Trondheim Cathedral School. In 1702, he started at the University of Copenhagen and graduated with a Cand.theol. degree 1704.
He served first as a parish pastor in Denmark. In 1709, he returned to Kvernes where he served as chaplain. He was parish priest in Kalundborg, Denmark (1715-1727). In 1727, he became a lecturer in theology at Trondheim Cathedral School following the death of Thomas von Westen. In 1731, he was appointed Bishop of the Diocese of Nidaros as a replacement for Peder Krog. He died in 1743 in Trondheim.
Personal life
Eiler Hagerup was married to Anna Cathrine Barhow (1695-1737), daughter of parish priest, Amund Barhow (1660-1725). Together they had 17 children.
Note
The "d.e." at the end of his name means den eldre (English: the elder) to distinguish him from his younger nephew, Eiler Hagerup d.y. (1718- 1789), Bishop in the Diocese of Bjorgvin and later in Kristiansand.