Peter Hersleb Graah Birkeland

Peter Hersleb Graah Birkeland (19 January 1807 – 1896) was a Norwegian bishop.

He was born in Borgund^[1] as the son of Lars Birkeland and Johanne Hellem Baade.^[2]

In 1836 he married Severine Elise Angell Gram in the Nidaros Cathedral. The couple had nine children,^[2] although some died in their youth. Their son Lauritz married Elen Lovise Augusta Kildal, a daughter of Peter Wessel Wind Kildal,^[3] niece of Peter Daniel Baade Wind Kildal and sister of Birger Kildal.

Peter Hersleb Graah Birkeland started his career as a priest in the Church of Norway. He served in Fosnæs, Namdalen, Hetland and Bergen.^[1] In 1842 he co-founded the Norwegian Missionary Society.^[4] In 1864 he was appointed Bishop of the Diocese of Bjørgvin.^[1] He retired in 1880, and died in 1896 in Kristiania.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Birkeland, Peter Hersleb Graah". Store norske leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget. 2007. http://www.snl.no/article.html?id=468927.
^ ^a ^b Genealogy
^ Genealogy
^ ^a ^b Biskopar i Bjørgvin bispedømme etter Reformasjonen

Preceded by Jens Mathias Pram Kaurin	Bishop of Bjørgvin 1864–1880	Succeeded by Fredrik Waldemar Hvoslef

Persondata
Name	Birkeland, Peter Hersleb Graah
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	19 January 1807
Place of birth
Date of death	1896
Place of death