Carl Fredrik af Wingård

Swedish Lutheran archbishop

The Most Reverend Carl Fredrik af Wingård RoKKMO, KNO
Archbishop of Uppsala Primate of Sweden
Carl Fredrik af Wingård as Archbishop of the Church of Sweden
Church	Church of Sweden
Archdiocese	Uppsala
Appointed	1839
In office	1839–1851
Predecessor	Johan Olof Wallin
Successor	Hans Olof Holmström
Orders
Ordination	18 November 1817
Consecration	8 July 1818 by Jacob Axelsson Lindblom
Personal details
Born	(1781-09-26)26 September 1781 Stockholm, Sweden
Died	19 September 1851(1851-09-19) (aged 69) Sunnersta, Sweden
Parents	Johan Wingård Fredrika af Darelli
Spouse	Anna Fredrika Åkerman (1807–1851)
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Gothenburg (1818–1839)
Alma mater	Uppsala University

Carl Fredrik af Wingård (born 26 September 1781 in Stockholm, died 19 September 1851) was a Swedish Lutheran archbishop of the Church of Sweden, Professor at Uppsala University, and politician. He served as Archbishop of Uppsala 1839–1851.^[1] He was also holder of seat 10 in the Swedish Academy.

Biography

His noble title (af) was added to his family name Wingård already in 1799, as he was the son of a bishop, Johan Wingård, who became his predecessor in the Diocese of Gothenburg. He was cousin to the poet Johan Börjesson.

Af Wingård studied at the Uppsala University and eventually became professor there in 1810. In 1818 he was ordained priest and 8 July 1818 he became bishop of Gothenburg.

From all reports, af Wingård seems to have been a humanistic teacher and professor, gentle and caring, especially towards students.

Af Wingård was active against alcoholism among priests, and was one of the founders of the Temperance Society (Nykterhetssällskapet) of Gothenburg, established in 1830. He also founded the Swedish Mission Society (Svenska Missionssällskapet) in 1835, an organization for missions work among the Sámi people, together with Methodist missionary George Scott, industrialist Samuel Owen, priest Johan Olof Wallin, Count Mathias Rosenblad, and others.^[2]^[3] He served as president of Pro Fide et Christianismo, a Christian education society.^[4]

He was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1838.

Distinctions

Order of the Seraphim
Commander of the Order of the Polar Star

References

^ "Religious Organizations" (in Swedish). World Statesmen. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
^ Jarlert, Anders. "George Scott". Svenskt Biografiskt Lexikon (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-04-05.
^ Berg, P. G. (1851). Svenskt konversations-lexicon (in Swedish). Vol. 4. Tryckt hos P.G. Berg. p. 315.
^ Murray, R. (1971). Samfundet Pro Fide under 200 år (in Swedish). Stockholm: Verbum. pp. 81–82. OCLC 186228009.

Sources

Nordisk familjebok, article Wingård In Swedish

Religious titles
Preceded by Johan Olof Wallin	Archbishop of Uppsala 1839–1851	Succeeded by Hans Olof Holmström
Cultural offices
Preceded by Gustaf Lagerbielke	Swedish Academy, Seat No.10 1837-1851	Succeeded by Henrik Reuterdahl