Marcus Fredrik Bang
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Marcus Fredrik Bang was a Norwegian priest
. He was the bishop of the Diocese of Nidaros
from 1773 until 1787. He was born in Næstved, Denmark
in 1711 and died in 1789 in Trondheim
, Norway
.
He had his theological training in Copenhagen
, Denmark
. Starting in 1739 he was the priest in the hospital in Trondheim
, Norway
. Then in 1769 he was named appointed to the post of parish priest for the Trondheim Cathedral
, but didn't assume the position until 1771. Then he was appointed the bishop of Nidaros Diocese from 1773 until 1787.
Marcus Fredrik Bang was married three times:
Priest
A priest is a person authorized to perform the sacred rites of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particular, rites of sacrifice to, and propitiation of, a deity or deities...
. He was the bishop of the Diocese of Nidaros
Diocese of Nidaros
Nidaros is a diocese in the Lutheran Church of Norway. It covers Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag counties and its cathedral city is Trondheim, which houses the well-known Nidaros Cathedral. The diocese is divided into 12 deaneries . Finn Wagle was the bishop from 1991 to 2008...
from 1773 until 1787. He was born in Næstved, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
in 1711 and died in 1789 in Trondheim
Trondheim
Trondheim , historically, Nidaros and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. With a population of 173,486, it is the third most populous municipality and city in the country, although the fourth largest metropolitan area. It is the administrative centre of...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
.
He had his theological training in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
. Starting in 1739 he was the priest in the hospital in Trondheim
Trondheim
Trondheim , historically, Nidaros and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. With a population of 173,486, it is the third most populous municipality and city in the country, although the fourth largest metropolitan area. It is the administrative centre of...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. Then in 1769 he was named appointed to the post of parish priest for the Trondheim Cathedral
Nidaros Cathedral
Nidaros Cathedral is a Church of Norway cathedral located in the city of Trondheim in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It was the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nidaros from its establishment in 1152 until its abolition in 1537. Since the Reformation, it has been the cathedral of the...
, but didn't assume the position until 1771. Then he was appointed the bishop of Nidaros Diocese from 1773 until 1787.
Marcus Fredrik Bang was married three times:
- 1740 Anna Lisbeth Schønning from RibeRibeRibe , the oldest extant Danish town, is in southwest Jutland and has a population of 8,192 . Until 1 January 2007, it was the seat of both the surrounding municipality, and county...
, 3 children - 1747 Ellen Susanna Hagerup, daughter of Bishop Eiler Hagerup d.e.Eiler Hagerup d.e.Eiler Hagerup d.e. was the Bishop of the Diocese of Nidaros from 1731 until his death in 1743. The "d.e." at the end of his name means den eldre to distinguish him from his younger nephew, Eiler Hagerup d.y., a Bishop in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.Hagerup was born in 1684 in Kvernes, Norway...
. Their daughter, Christiane married bishop of the Diocese of Bjorgvin Ole IrgensOle IrgensOle Irgens is the name of:*Ole Irgens , Norwegian bishop*Ole Irgens , Norwegian politician...
. - 1752 Mette Margarethe Volqvartz, 3 children