Carl Fredrik af Wingård | |
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| 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 |
| Previous post | Bishop of Gothenburg(1818–1839) |
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| 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) |
| Alma mater | Uppsala University |
Carl Fredrik af Wingård (born 26 September 1781 inStockholm, died 19 September 1851) was aSwedishLutheranarchbishop of theChurch of Sweden,Professor atUppsala University, andpolitician. He served as Archbishop of Uppsala 1839–1851.[1] He was also holder of seat 10 in theSwedish Academy.
His noble title (af) was added to his family nameWingård already in 1799, as he was the son of a bishop,Johan Wingård, who became his predecessor in theDiocese of Gothenburg. He was cousin to the poetJohan Börjesson.
Af Wingård studied at theUppsala University and eventually becameprofessor 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 againstalcoholism among priests, and was one of the founders of the Temperance Society (Nykterhetssällskapet) ofGothenburg, established in 1830. He also founded theSwedish Mission Society (Svenska Missionssällskapet) in 1835, an organization formissions work among theSámi people, together with Methodist missionaryGeorge Scott, industrialistSamuel Owen, priestJohan Olof Wallin, CountMathias Rosenblad, and others.[2][3] He served as president ofPro Fide et Christianismo, a Christian education society.[4]
He was elected a member of theRoyal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1838.
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