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

The stiftamt (principal county) of Bergenhus (later simplified to Bergen stiftamt) was established in 1662 by the king. It was originally made up of several subordinate counties: Nordlandenes, Sunnmøre, Søndre Bergenhus, and Nordre Bergenhus. Bergenhus stiftamt was led by a stiftamtmann and the subordinate counties were led by an amtmann. The seat of the stiftamt was the city of Bergen. In 1871, the city of Bergen was split off as a separate amt (county), and the stiftamtmann also assumed the role of Bergen's amtmann until 1918. In 1919, there was a large county reorganization in Norway and every stiftamt was abolished and the counties were renamed fylker.

The diocesan governor is the government's representative in the diocese which was made up of multiple subordinate counties. The governor carries out the resolutions and guidelines of the Storting and government. This is done first by the governor performing administrative tasks on behalf of the ministries. Secondly, the diocesan governor also monitors the activities of the county governors and the municipalities and is the appeal body for many types of municipal decisions.

List of diocesan governors

Bergen stiftamt has had the following governors:[1][2][3]

Diocesan governors of Bergen stiftamt
StartEndName
16621665Ove Bjelke (1611–1674)


16651666Claus von Ahlefeldt (1614–1674)
16661667Georg Reichwein (1593–1667)
16671669Hans Hansen Lillienskiold (1610–1681)


16691679Johan Frederik von Marschalck (1618–1679)


16791681Hans Hansen Lillienskiold (1610–1681)


16811699Christian Gyldenløve, Greve af Samsøe (1674–1703)
16991704Christian Stockfleth (1639–1704)
17041704Mats de Tonsberg (1638–1705)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Bergenhus amt.


17041710Vilhelm de Tonsberg (1680–1731)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Bergenhus amt.
17101711Edvard Hammond (1688–1711)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Bergenhus amt.


17111728Andreas Undall (1669–1728)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Bergenhus amt.


17281732Wilhelm August von der Osten (1697–1764)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Bergenhus amt.


17321738Ulrik Kaas (1677–1746)
17381741Christian Bagger (1692–1741)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Bergenhus amt.


17411749Christian Møinichen (1683–1749)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Bergenhus amt.


17431744Jonas Lym (1679–1760)
Acting for Møinichen


17491766Ulrik Fredrik de Cicignon (1698–1772)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Bergenhus amt.
17661768Jørgen Erik Skeel (1737–1795)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Søndre Bergenhus amt.
17681772Christian Petersen (1701–1775)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Søndre Bergenhus amt.


17721774Albrecht Philip von Levetzau (1744–1817)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Søndre Bergenhus amt.


17741789Christian de Schouboe (1737–1789)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Søndre Bergenhus amt.


17891802Frederik Hauch (1754–1839)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Søndre Bergenhus amt.
18021815Johan Randulf Bull (1749–1829)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Søndre Bergenhus amt.
18151825Wilhelm Frimann Koren Christie (1778–1849)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Søndre Bergenhus amt.
18251827Christian Magnus Falsen (1782–1830)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Søndre Bergenhus amt.
18291834Georg Jacob Bull (1785–1854)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Søndre Bergenhus amt (1829-1831).
18341852Edvard Hagerup (1781–1853)
18341850Jens Schydtz (1792–1859)


18591875Paul Meyer Smit (1813–1875)


18751884Nicolai Ditlev Ammon Ræder (1817–1884)


18841907Justin Gottfried Andreas Hoffmann (1836–1907)


19071918Hroar Olsen (1859–1941)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Bergen amt.
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Søndre Bergenhus amt.


Office abolished on 1 January 1919.

References

  1. ↑ Cahoon, Ben (2000). "Norwegian Counties". Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  2. ↑ "Stiftamtmenn, amtmenn og fylkesmenn 1814-1994" (in Norwegian). regjeringen.no. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  3. ↑ Berg, Ole T., ed. (2016-06-13). "Fylkesmenn og amtmenn (stiftamtmenn) siden 1671". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
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