Carl Fredrik Mennander

The Most Reverend Karl Fredrik Mennander
Archbishop of Uppsala Primate of Sweden
Church	Church of Sweden
Archdiocese	Uppsala
Appointed	1775
In office	1775-1786
Predecessor	Magnus Beronius
Successor	Uno von Troil
Orders
Consecration	1757
Rank	Metropolitan Archbishop
Personal details
Born	(1712-07-19)July 19, 1712 Stockholm, Sweden
Died	April 22, 1786(1786-04-22) (aged 73) Uppsala, Sweden
Nationality	Swede
Parents	Anders Mennander Margareta Elisabeth Ruuth
Spouse	Ulriika Palén (1741-1742) Johanna Magdalena Hassel (1747-1749)
Children	Carl Friedrich (Fredenheim) Mennander
Previous post	Bishop of Turku (1757-1775)
Alma mater	Royal Academy of Turku University of Uppsala

Carl Fredrik Mennander (sometimes modernised as Karl Fredrik Mennander, often just C.F. Mennander) (July 19, 1712, Stockholm – May 22, 1786) was Bishop of Turku, Finland, from 1757–1775 and then Archbishop of Uppsala in the Church of Sweden from 1775 to his death.^[1]

He arrived as a student at the University of Uppsala in 1731 and got acquainted with the botanist Carl Linnaeus. In 1735 he travelled to Turku, Finland, and finished his education with a Master of Arts. He stayed in Turku for fifteen years, and made several important improvements there within the school system and hospital facilities.

He was ordained priest, and also had a professorship in physics. In 1757 he was consecrated Bishop of Turku. In 1775 he was elected Archbishop of Uppsala by the cathedral chapter and settled in Uppsala.

He became highly engaged in the matters of the Uppsala University and published many disputations, speeches and dissertations. At his death, he had gathered one of the finest book collections of his time. He was a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences from 1744.

References

• (Swedish) Nordisk familjebok (1913), article Mennander
• (Swedish) Sv. biografiskt handlexikon, article Mennander

See also

• List of Archbishops of Uppsala

Archbishops of Uppsala Catholic Church in Sweden (1164–1557), Protestant Church of Sweden (1531–) 12th century Stefan Johannes Petrus 13th century Olov Lambatunga Valerius Olov Basatömer Jarler Lars Folke Johansson Ängel Jakob Israelsson Johan Odulfsson Magnus Bosson Johan Nils Allesson 14th century Nils Kettilsson Olov Björnsson Petrus Filipsson Hemming Nilsson Petrus Torkilsson Birger Gregersson Henrik Karlsson 15th–16th century Jöns Gerekesson Johan Håkansson Olov Larsson Arnold of Bergen Nicolaus Ragvaldi Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna Tord Pedersson (Bonde) Jakob Ulvsson Gustav Trolle Reformation Johannes Magnus 1 Olaus Magnus 2 Post-Reformation Laurentius Petri (Nericius) Laurentius Petri Gothus Andreas Laurentii Björnram Abraham Angermannus Nicolaus Olai Bothniensis 17th century Olaus Martini Petrus Kenicius Laurentius Paulinus Gothus Johannes Canuti Lenaeus Lars Stigzelius Johan Baazius the younger Olov Svebilius 18th century Erik Benzelius the elder Haquin Spegel Mathias Steuchius Johannes Steuchius Erik Benzelius the younger Jakob Benzelius Henric Benzelius Samuel Troilius Magnus Beronius Carl Fredrik Mennander Uno von Troil 19th century Jakob Axelsson Lindblom Carl von Rosenstein Johan Olof Wallin Carl Fredrik af Wingård Hans Olof Holmström Anton Niklas Sundberg 20th century Johan August Ekman Nathan Söderblom Erling Eidem Yngve Brilioth Gunnar Hultgren Ruben Josefson Olof Sundby Bertil Werkström Gunnar Weman Karl Gustav Hammar 21st century Anders Wejryd Antje Jackelén Catholic titular Archbishops in exile in Rome during the Reformation in Sweden: 1 = 1533–1544; 2 = 1544–1557