Jacob von der Lippe

Jacob von der Lippe (27 September 1797 – 2 October 1878) was a Norwegian politician and priest who served as Bishop of the Diocese of Christianssand from 1841 to 1875. He was also a member of the Parliament of Norway for a total of eight non-consecutive parliamentary terms from 1829 until 1861.

Education Jacob von der Lippe was born in Bergen, Norway on 27 September 1797 into a merchant family.

Career Priest His first job after the university was as a curate at Haus Church, just outside of the city of Bergen in Western Norway. In 1821, he was given the job of parish priest at Skånevik Church in the far southern part of Søndre Bergenhus county. He held this job until 1825 when he was transferred to the parish of Avaldsnes Church on the island of Karmøy, just outside of Haugesund. In 1829, he was elected to be the Dean of the Karmsund prosti (deanery) in northern Stavanger amt (county). In 1831, von der Lippe was elected to be the stiftsprost in Kristiansand, one of the highest ranking priests in the Diocese of Christianssand. During this time, he served as the acting Bishop twice. In 1841, the King appointed him to be the Bishop of the diocese. He held that post until his retirement in 1875. He was succeeded by Jørgen Moe as bishop.

During his time as Bishop, he was characterized as fairly conservative in his beliefs, and he was also thought of as fairly authoritarian. An old story about von der Lippe says that a farmer had met with the bishop, and afterwards exclaimed "" which means "That is the biggest dictator I have ever met!".

When the municipal government law was implemented in 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law), he was elected to the municipal council for the city of Christianssand, a position that he held until 1840.

Personal life Jacob von der Lippe was born in Bergen, Norway, on 27 September 1797 to parents Gerhard von der Lippe (1776–1830) and Antonette Ulriche Dietrichson (1770–1801). He was married on 5 July 1820 Ingeborg Erichsen (1800–1880). He is the great-grandfather to Frits von der Lippe and Jens von der Lippe. He died on 2 October 1878 in the city of Kristiansand, Norway, at the age of 81.