List of diocesan governors of Kristiansand

The diocesan governor of Kristiansand stiftamt 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 (diocesan county) of Stavanger was established in 1662 by the King. It was originally made up of three subordinate counties: Stavanger amt, Bratsberg amt, and Agdesiden amt. In 1671, Agdesiden was divided into two new counties: Lister og Mandal amt and Nedenæs amt. Stavanger stiftamt was led by a stiftamtmann and the subordinate counties were led by an amtmann. The stiftamtmann oversaw the subordinate counties and was the Kings representative there. The seat of the stiftamt and diocese originally was the city of Stavanger. In 1682, the seat of the stiftamt was moved from Stavanger to Christianssand, a much more centralized location. When this change occurred, the name of the stiftamt was changed to Christianssand stiftamt. In 1877, the spelling of the name was changed to Kristianssand stiftamt to reflect one of the Norwegian language reforms. Then again in 1889, the spelling was changed to Kristiansand stiftamt. In 1919, there was a large county reorganization in Norway and every stiftamt was abolished and the counties were renamed fylker.

List of diocesan governors

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The following is a list of the governors of the Kristiansand stiftamt.[1][2][3][4]

Diocesan governors of Stavanger stiftamt
Start End Name
1671 1679 Ove Juul (1615–1688)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Nedenæs amt.
 
1680 1682 Ludvig Holgersen Rosenkrantz (1628–1685)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Lister og Mandals amt.
 
Diocesan Governors of Christianssand stiftamt
1682 1685 Ludvig Holgersen Rosenkrantz (1628–1685)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Lister og Mandals amt.
 
1685 1694 Christian Stockfleth (1639–1704)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Lister og Mandals amt (1685-1692).
 
1685 1692 Claus Røyem (1638–1692)
(acting for Stockfleth while he served as envoy to Sweden)
Served concurrently as acting Amtmann for Lister og Mandals amt.



1694 1700 Mats de Tonsberg (1640–1705)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Nedenæs amt.



1700 1711 Christian Frederik Powisch (c. 1650–1711)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Nedenæs amt.



1711 1718 Henrik Adeler (1660–1718)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Nedenæs amt.



1718 1728 Johan Sigismund Hassius Lillienpalm (1664–1729)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Nedenæs amt.



1728 1730 Alexander Frederik Møsting (1680–1737)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Nedenæs amt.



1730 1738 Johan Albrecht With (1683–1754)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Nedenæs amt.



1738 1742 Carl Juel (1706–1767)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Nedenæs amt.



1742 1746 Heinrich von Reuss (1707–1783)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Nedenæs amt.
 
1746 1751 Joachim Hartvig Johan von Barner (1699–1768)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Nedenæs amt.



1751 1766 Frederik Adeler (1700–1766)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Nedenæs amt.
 
1767 1767 Gustav Frederik Holck-Winterfeldt (1733–1776)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Nedenæs amt.
 
1767 1781 Hans Hagerup Gyldenpalm (1717–1781)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Nedenæs amt.
 
1781 1788 Frederik Georg Adeler (1736–1810)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Nedenæs amt.
 
1788 1789 Frederik Moltke (1754–1836)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Nedenæs amt.
 
1789 1800 Hans Christoph Diderik Victor von Levetzow (1754–1829)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Nedenæs amt.



1800 1804 Otto Joachim Moltke (1770–1853)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Nedenæs amt.
 
1804 1810 Nicolai Emanuel de Thygeson (1772–1860)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Nedenæs amt.
 
1810 1812 Hans Vilhelm Cederfeld de Simonsen (1777–1836)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Nedenæs amt.



1812 1836 Oluf Borch de Schouboe (1777–1844)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Nedenæs amt (1812-1815).
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Lister og Mandals amt (1815-1836).



1837 1846 Niels Arntzen Sem (1782–1859)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Lister og Mandals amt.
 
1846 1852 Carl Valentin Falsen (1787–1852)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Lister og Mandals amt.
 
1852 1859 Mathias Bille Kjørboe (1794–1859)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Lister og Mandals amt.



1860 1871 Niels Petersen Vogt (1817–1894)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Lister og Mandals amt.
 
1871 1881 Jakob Krefting Bonnevie (1814–1881)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Lister og Mandals amt.



1882 1889 Johan Christian Georg Hvoslef (1819–1889)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Lister og Mandals amt.
 
1889 1906 Hans Georg Jacob Stang (1830–1907)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Lister og Mandals amt.
 
1907 1918 Daniel Bremer Juell Koren (1858–1948)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Lister og Mandals amt.



Office abolished on 1 January 1919.

References

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  1. ^ Cahoon, Ben (2000). "Norwegian Counties". Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Stiftamtmenn, amtmenn og fylkesmenn 1814-1994" (in Norwegian). regjeringen.no. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  3. ^ Berg, Ole T., ed. (13 June 2016). "Fylkesmenn og amtmenn (stiftamtmenn) siden 1671". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  4. ^ Friis, Jakob (1941). Stiftamtmenn i Kristiansand før 1814 (in Norwegian). Kristiansand S, Norge: Fædrelandsvennens trykkeri. Retrieved 29 October 2020.