List of diocesan governors of Kristiansand explained

The diocesan governor of Kristiansand stiftamt was a government agency of the Kingdom of Norway. The title was Norwegian: Stiftamtmann (before 1919) and in 1919 all stiftamt were abolished in favor of equal counties (Norwegian: fylker).

The Norwegian: 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 It was originally made up of three subordinate counties: Stavanger amt, Bratsberg amt, and Agdesiden amt.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 Norwegian: fylker.

List of diocesan governors

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

Diocesan governors of Stavanger stiftamt
StartEndName
16711679Ove Juul (1615 - 1688)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Nedenæs amt.
16801682Ludvig Holgersen Rosenkrantz (1628 - 1685)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Lister og Mandals amt.
Diocesan Governors of Christianssand stiftamt
16821685Ludvig Holgersen Rosenkrantz (1628 - 1685)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Lister og Mandals amt.
16851694Christian Stockfleth (1639 - 1704)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Lister og Mandals amt (1685-1692).
16851692Claus Røyem (1638 - 1692)
(acting for Stockfleth while he served as envoy to Sweden)
Served concurrently as acting Amtmann for Lister og Mandals amt.



16941700Mats de Tonsberg (1640 - 1705)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Nedenæs amt.



17001711Christian Frederik Powisch (c. 1650 - 1711)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Nedenæs amt.



17111718Henrik Adeler (1660 - 1718)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Nedenæs amt.



17181728Johan Sigismund Hassius Lillienpalm (1664 - 1729)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Nedenæs amt.



17281730Alexander Frederik Møsting (1680 - 1737)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Nedenæs amt.



17301738Johan Albrecht With (1683 - 1754)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Nedenæs amt.



17381742Carl Juel (1706 - 1767)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Nedenæs amt.



17421746Heinrich von Reuss (1707 - 1783)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Nedenæs amt.
17461751Joachim Hartvig Johan von Barner (1699 - 1768)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Nedenæs amt.



17511766Frederik Adeler (1700 - 1766)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Nedenæs amt.
17671767Gustav Frederik Holck-Winterfeldt (1733 - 1776)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Nedenæs amt.
17671781Hans Hagerup Gyldenpalm (1717 - 1781)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Nedenæs amt.
17811788Frederik Georg Adeler (1736 - 1810)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Nedenæs amt.
17881789Frederik Moltke (1754 - 1836)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Nedenæs amt.
17891800Hans Christoph Diderik Victor von Levetzow (1754 - 1829)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Nedenæs amt.



18001804Otto Joachim Moltke (1770 - 1853)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Nedenæs amt.
18041810Nicolai Emanuel de Thygeson (1772 - 1860)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Nedenæs amt.
18101812Hans Vilhelm Cederfeld de Simonsen (1777 - 1836)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Nedenæs amt.



18121836Oluf 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).



18371846Niels Arntzen Sem (1782 - 1859)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Lister og Mandals amt.
18461852Carl Valentin Falsen (1787 - 1852)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Lister og Mandals amt.
18521859Mathias Bille Kjørboe (1794 - 1859)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Lister og Mandals amt.



18601871Niels Petersen Vogt (1817 - 1894)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Lister og Mandals amt.
18711881Jakob Krefting Bonnevie (1814 - 1881)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Lister og Mandals amt.



18821889Johan Christian Georg Hvoslef (1819 - 1889)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Lister og Mandals amt.
18891906Hans Georg Jacob Stang (1830 - 1907)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Lister og Mandals amt.
19071918Daniel Bremer Juell Koren (1858 - 1948)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Lister og Mandals amt.



Office abolished on 1 January 1919.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cahoon . Ben . 2000 . Norwegian Counties . 2020-10-25.
  2. Web site: Stiftamtmenn, amtmenn og fylkesmenn 1814-1994 . 2020-10-25 . regjeringen.no . Norwegian.
  3. Encyclopedia: Fylkesmenn og amtmenn (stiftamtmenn) siden 1671 . . . 2016-06-13 . Berg . Ole T. . Norwegian . 2020-10-25.
  4. Book: Friis, Jakob . Stiftamtmenn i Kristiansand før 1814 . 1941 . Fædrelandsvennens trykkeri . Kristiansand S, Norge . Norwegian . 2020-10-29.