Arnoldus Hille


Arnoldus Marius Hille was a Norwegian Lutheran Bishop.

Biography

Hille was born at Leikanger in Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. He was the son of Wollert Krohn Hille and Elisabeth Marie Hess Lem.
In 1841 he entered Bergen Cathedral School. In 1848, he begin to study theology.
In 1865, he became prison chaplain in Bergen and in 1872 he was appointed assistant pastor in Stange in Hedmark. He served as bishop in the Diocese of Hamar from 1887 to 1906. He was decorated Knight of the Order of St. Olav in 1882 and Commander, First Class in 1895.

Personal life

He was married twice. In 1861, he married Charlotte Sofie Sandberg, daughter of Pastor Christian Juell Sandberg and Marie Catharine Rosenkilde. After her death, he married Georgine Børrea Sandberg, the younger sister of his first wife. His son Henrik Greve Hille was Bishop of the Diocese of Hamar from 1934 to 1942 and his grandson Georg Hille was Bishop from 1975 to 1993.