The diocesan governor of Bergen stiftamt in Norway was a government agency of the Kingdom of Norway. The title was Stiftamtmann before 1919, and in 1919 all stiftamt were abolished in favor of equal counties (Norwegian: fylker).
The stiftamt (principal county) of Bergenhus (later simplified to Bergen stiftamt) was established in 1662 by the king. It was originally made up of several subordinate counties: Nordlandenes, Sunnmøre, Søndre Bergenhus, and Nordre Bergenhus. Bergenhus stiftamt was led by a stiftamtmann and the subordinate counties were led by an amtmann. The seat of the stiftamt was the city of Bergen. In 1871, the city of Bergen was split off as a separate amt (county), and the stiftamtmann also assumed the role of Bergen's amtmann until 1918. In 1919, there was a large county reorganization in Norway and every stiftamt was abolished and the counties were renamed fylker.
The diocesan governor is the government's representative in the diocese which was made up of multiple subordinate counties. The governor carries out the resolutions and guidelines of the Storting and government. This is done first by the governor performing administrative tasks on behalf of the ministries. Secondly, the diocesan governor also monitors the activities of the county governors and the municipalities and is the appeal body for many types of municipal decisions.
List of diocesan governors
editBergen stiftamt has had the following governors:[1][2][3]
| Diocesan governors of Bergen stiftamt | |||
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| 1662 | 1665 | Ove Bjelke (1611–1674) | |
| 1665 | 1666 | Claus von Ahlefeldt (1614–1674) | .jpg)
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| 1666 | 1667 | Georg Reichwein (1593–1667) | 
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| 1667 | 1669 | Hans Hansen Lillienskiold (1610–1681) | |
| 1669 | 1679 | Johan Frederik von Marschalck (1618–1679) | |
| 1679 | 1681 | Hans Hansen Lillienskiold (1610–1681) | |
| 1681 | 1699 | Christian Gyldenløve, Greve af Samsøe (1674–1703) | .jpg)
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| 1699 | 1704 | Christian Stockfleth (1639–1704) | 
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| 1704 | 1704 | Mats de Tonsberg (1638–1705) Served concurrently as Amtmann for Bergenhus amt. |
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| 1704 | 1710 | Vilhelm de Tonsberg (1680–1731) Served concurrently as Amtmann for Bergenhus amt. |
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| 1710 | 1711 | Edvard Hammond (1688–1711) Served concurrently as Amtmann for Bergenhus amt. |
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| 1711 | 1728 | Andreas Undall (1669–1728) Served concurrently as Amtmann for Bergenhus amt. |
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| 1728 | 1732 | Wilhelm August von der Osten (1697–1764) Served concurrently as Amtmann for Bergenhus amt. |
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| 1732 | 1738 | Ulrik Kaas (1677–1746) | 
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| 1738 | 1741 | Christian Bagger (1692–1741) Served concurrently as Amtmann for Bergenhus amt. |
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| 1741 | 1749 | Christian Møinichen (1683–1749) Served concurrently as Amtmann for Bergenhus amt. |
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| 1743 | 1744 | Jonas Lym (1679–1760) Acting for Møinichen |
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| 1749 | 1766 | Ulrik Fredrik de Cicignon (1698–1772) Served concurrently as Amtmann for Bergenhus amt. |
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| 1766 | 1768 | Jørgen Erik Skeel (1737–1795) Served concurrently as Amtmann for Søndre Bergenhus amt. |
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| 1768 | 1772 | Christian Petersen (1701–1775) Served concurrently as Amtmann for Søndre Bergenhus amt. |
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| 1772 | 1774 | Albrecht Philip von Levetzau (1744–1817) Served concurrently as Amtmann for Søndre Bergenhus amt. |
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| 1774 | 1789 | Christian de Schouboe (1737–1789) Served concurrently as Amtmann for Søndre Bergenhus amt. |
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| 1789 | 1802 | Frederik Hauch (1754–1839) Served concurrently as Amtmann for Søndre Bergenhus amt. |
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| 1802 | 1815 | Johan Randulf Bull (1749–1829) Served concurrently as Amtmann for Søndre Bergenhus amt. |
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| 1815 | 1825 | Wilhelm Frimann Koren Christie (1778–1849) Served concurrently as Amtmann for Søndre Bergenhus amt. |
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| 1825 | 1827 | Christian Magnus Falsen (1782–1830) Served concurrently as Amtmann for Søndre Bergenhus amt. |
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| 1829 | 1834 | Georg Jacob Bull (1785–1854) Served concurrently as Amtmann for Søndre Bergenhus amt (1829-1831). |
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| 1834 | 1852 | Edvard Hagerup (1781–1853) | 
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| 1834 | 1850 | Jens Schydtz (1792–1859) | |
| 1859 | 1875 | Paul Meyer Smit (1813–1875) | |
| 1875 | 1884 | Nicolai Ditlev Ammon Ræder (1817–1884) | |
| 1884 | 1907 | Justin Gottfried Andreas Hoffmann (1836–1907) | |
| 1907 | 1918 | Hroar Olsen (1859–1941) Served concurrently as Amtmann for Bergen amt. Served concurrently as Amtmann for Søndre Bergenhus amt. |
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| Office abolished on 1 January 1919. | |||
References
edit- ^ Cahoon, Ben (2000). "Norwegian Counties". Retrieved 2020-01-25.
- ^ "Stiftamtmenn, amtmenn og fylkesmenn 1814-1994" (in Norwegian). regjeringen.no. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
- ^ Berg, Ole T., ed. (2016-06-13). "Fylkesmenn og amtmenn (stiftamtmenn) siden 1671". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2020-01-25.