Peder Hersleb

Bishop

Peder Hersleb
1757 portrait of Hersleb
PredecessorChristen Worm
SuccessorLudvig Harboe
Personal details
Born(1689-03-25)25 March 1689
Steinkjer, Norway
Died4 April 1757(1757-04-04) (aged 68)
NationalityNorwegian
DenominationLutheran
ParentsChristopher Hersleb
Sophie Borch
ChildrenHans Christopher Hersleb
OccupationPriest
Alma materUniversity of Copenhagen

Peder Hersleb (25 March 1689 – 4 April 1757) was a Norwegian-Danish clergyman who served as Bishop of Christiania from 1731 to 1737 and Bishop of Zealand from 1737 to 1757..