Edvard Bergenheim

Edvard Bergenheim, previously Bergenhem (18 September 1798 – 19 February 1884) was the Archbishop of Turku and the spiritual head of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland between 1850 and 1884.

The Most Reverend Edvard Bergenheim
Archbishop of Turku and Finland
Edvard Bergenheim (1879). Portrait by Fredrik Ahlstedt.
Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland
Archdiocese	Turku
In office	1850-1884
Predecessor	Erik Gabriel Melartin
Successor	Torsten Thure Renvall
Orders
Ordination	December 1830
Consecration	24 May 1850 by Carl Gustaf Ottelin
Personal details
Born	September 18, 1798 Vaasa, Kingdom of Sweden Present-day Finland
Died	February 19, 1884 (aged 85) Turku, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire Present-day Finland
Nationality	Finnish
Denomination	Lutheran
Parents	Erik Johan Bergenheim & Hedvig Sofia Hannelius
Spouse	Alexandrine Bruun
Children	10

Biography

Bergenheim was born on September 18, 1798 in Vaasa in the Kingdom of Sweden, the son of Erik Johan Bergenheim and Hedvig Sofia Hannelius. He graduated in 1817 with a Bachelor of Arts and in 1823 with a Master of Philosophy from Royal Academy of Turku. Bergenheim was a teacher at the Hamina Cadet School and taught history, geography and statistics. Bergenheim completed his theological studies in December 1830 and was ordained priest. He served as a lecturer, rector and second vice-rector of history at Turku High School between 1832 and 1844. In 1850 he was appointed Archbishop of Turku and was consecrated in Porvoo Cathedral on May 24, 1850. Bergenheim married Aleksandra Bruun in 1832. He was a member of the House of Nobility since 1837.

External links

• Media related to Edvard Bergenheim at Wikimedia Commons
• BERGENHEIM, Edvard (in Finnish)