Peder Hansen (bishop)

Peder Hansen (8 May 1746 – 26 October 1810) was a Danish bishop.

He was born in Copenhagen as a son of shoemaker Matthias Hansen (c.1708–1789) and his wife Anna Marie Malling (1716–1766). He was married three times.[1] He was a brother of architect Christian Frederik Hansen.

He studied theology at the University of Halle, taking the doctorate in 1893. He served as Bishop of the Diocese of Kristiansand from 1798 to 1804 and Bishop of the Diocese of Funen in his homecountry from 1804 to his death.[2] He died in October 1810 in Odense.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Amundsen, Arne Bugge. "Peder Hansen". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
  2. ↑ "Peder Hansen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 November 2013.
Preceded by
Hans Heinrich Tübring		 Bishop of Kristiansand
1798–1804 		Succeeded by
Jens Bloch
Preceded by
Tønne Bloch		 Bishop of Funen
1804–1810 		Succeeded by
Frederik Plum
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