Carl Fredrik Mennander

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

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
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Turku (1757–1775)
Orders
Consecration	8 July 1757 by Henric Benzelius
Rank	Metropolitan Archbishop
Personal details
Born	(1712-07-19)19 July 1712 Stockholm, Sweden
Died	22 May 1786(1786-05-22) (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
Alma mater	Royal Academy of Turku University of Uppsala

Biography

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. Mennander was also a member of Pro Fide et Christianismo, a Christian education society.^[2]

See also

• List of bishops of Turku
• List of archbishops of Uppsala