Frederik Arentz

Frederik Arentz (5 June 1702 in Stadsbygd, Trøndelag – 22 November 1779 in Bergen) was the Lutheran bishop of Bjørgvin from 1762 to 1774.

Frederik Arentz
Church	Church of Norway
Personal details
Born	5 June 1702
Died	22 November 1779

Biography

Arentz attended the Trondheim Cathedral School and graduated in theology at the University of Copenhagen in 1719. Then he studied in Halle under professor August Hermann Francke and worked as a private teacher until 1727. In 1729, he was appointed as pastor (sogneprest) in Askvoll, in the Diocese of Bergen, until he became a pastor in Nykirken i Bergen in 1760. In 1762, he became bishop of Bjørgvin.

Arentz was the husband of Ludvig Holberg's niece Cathrine Fredrikke Holberg. They had several children, including:

• Hans Arentz (1731–1793), lawyer and sorenskriver in Sunnfjord
• Fredrich Christian Holberg Arentz (1736–1825), theologian and rector of the Bergen Cathedral School.

Works

• Catechismi Forklaring. Bergen. 1736.
• Melk for Børn : det er: Kort Udlæggelse over de fem Parter i Luthers Catechismus : hvorudi vor Saligheds Orden paa det eenfoldigste og tydeligste er forestillet. Bergen. 1738.
• Passions-Prædiken paa første Mandag i Fasten 1767 holden i Bergens Dom-Kirke. Bergen. 1767.

Sources

• Nogle Vidnesbyrd om Høyædle og Høyærværdige Hr. Friderich Arentz, Fordum Høystfortient Biskop over Bergens Stift, som et Æres Monument paa hans Grav (in Norwegian). Bergen. 1779.
• "Uddrag af Biskop Friedrik Arentz's Visitasberetninger 1764-1770". Theologisk Tidsskrift for den evangelisk-lutherske Kirke i Norge (in Norwegian). I. Ny Række, B. 5-6. pp. 136–155.CS1 maint: location (link)
• Bricka, Carl Frederik (1887–1905). "Arentz, Frederik". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon (in Danish). p. 325. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
• "Frederik Arentz". NRKs Fylkesleksikon (in Norwegian Bokmål). NRK. Retrieved 8 April 2019.