Johan Nordahl Brun was a Norwegian-Danish poet, dramatist, bishop of Bergen (1804–1816), and politician who contributed significantly to the growth of national romanticism in Norway, contributing to the growing national consciousness.
Mathias Sigwardt was priest and Bishop of the Church of Norway.
Frederik Schmidt was a Danish-Norwegian priest, politician, doctor of theology, poet and diarist.
Christian Sørenssen was a Norwegian theologian, politician, and Bishop of the Church of Norway. He was bishop of the Diocese of Christianssand from 1811 until 1823 when he was appointed as the bishop of the Diocese of Christiania, a post which he held until his death in 1845.
Jens Matthias Pram Kaurin was a Norwegian professor of theology, biblical translator, and Lutheran priest. He served as the Bishop of the Diocese of Bjørgvin from 1858 until 1861.
Hans Hagerup or posthumously Hans Hagerup Gyldenpalm was a Danish-born, Norwegian jurist and civil servant. Upon his death, the King granted him a title of nobility, thus changing his surname and that of his descendants to Gyldenpalm.
Jacob von der Lippe 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.
Peder Hansen was a Danish theologian and priest. He served as a bishop in both Norway and in Denmark from 1798 until his death in 1810. Hansen is the elder brother to Christian Frederik Hansen, the famous Danish architect.
Jens Paludan-Müller was a Danish bishop, teacher and author. He served as the bishop of the Diocese of Aarhus between 1830 and 1845 and published a collection of his sermons. In 1799, he married Benedicte Rosenstand-Goiske (1775–1820), the daughter of the priest in Gunslev, Jens Rosenstand-Goiske. The couple had 9 children including the historian Caspar Paludan-Müller, the poet Frederik Paludan-Müller and the deacon Jens Paludan-Müller.
Johan Michael Keyser was a Norwegian theologian and priest. He served as the Bishop of the Diocese of Christianssand from 1805 until his death in 1810.
Hans Heinrich Tübring was a Norwegian theologian and priest. He served as a bishop in the Church of Norway from 1789 until 1798.
Eiler Eilersen Hagerup was a Norwegian theologian and priest. He served as a bishop in the Church of Norway, first in the Diocese of Bjørgvin from 1774 until 1778 and then in the Diocese of Christianssand from 1778 until his death in 1789.
Ole Tidemand was a Norwegian theologian and priest. He served as a bishop of the Diocese of Bjørgvin from 1757 until 1762 and then Bishop of the Diocese of Christianssand from 1762 until 1778. Bishop Tidemand always had powerful friends in Copenhagen, the capital of the Kingdom of Denmark-Norway. Most notably, the Dowager Queen Juliana Maria was a supporter of his. Tidemand was a student and colleague of Bishop Erik Pontoppidan and a leader in the pietist movement in Norway.
Jens Christian Spidberg was a Norwegian theologian and priest. He served as a bishop of the Diocese of Christianssand from 1759 until 1762. He was also a noted cartographer and student of the natural sciences. He wrote a dissertation that tried to reconcile theology and the natural sciences. He particularly spent time studying the northern lights, earthquakes, and volcanoes.
Jacob Kærup was a Danish theologian and priest. He served as a bishop of the Diocese of Christianssand from 1733 until his death in 1751. He was one of the most diligent and conscientious bishops in the era of state-run pietism during the 1700s in Denmark-Norway under King Christian VI.
Christopher Nyrop was a Norwegian theologian and priest. He served as a bishop of the Diocese of Christianssand from 1720 until his death in 1733.
Jens Bircherod was a Danish theologian and priest. He served as a bishop of the Diocese of Christianssand from 1705 until his death in 1720.
Ludvig Stoud was a Danish-Norwegian theologian and priest. He served as a bishop of the Diocese of Christianssand from 1699 until his death in 1705. He spent much time and effort as Bishop trying to eradicate the heathen and Catholic remnants in southern Norway.
Hans Munch was a Danish-Norwegian theologian and priest. He served as a bishop of the Diocese of Christianssand from 1694 until 1699 and of the Diocese of Christiania from 1699 until his death in 1712.
Jacob Jensen Jersin (1633–1694) was a Danish-Norwegian theologian and priest. He served as a bishop of the newly created Diocese of Christianssand from 1682 until his death in 1694.
