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.
ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church of Finland
ArchdioceseTurku
In office1850–1884
PredecessorErik Gabriel Melartin
SuccessorTorsten Thure Renvall
Orders
OrdinationDecember 1830
Consecration24 May 1850
by Carl Gustaf Ottelin
Personal details
Born(1798-09-18)18 September 1798
Vaasa, Kingdom of Sweden Present-day Finland
Died19 February 1884(1884-02-19) (aged 85)
Turku, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire Present-day Finland
NationalityFinnish
DenominationLutheran
ParentsErik Johan Bergenheim & Hedvig Sofia Hannelius
SpouseAlexandrine Bruun
Children10

Biography

Bergenheim was born on 18 September 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 24 May 1850. Bergenheim married Aleksandra Bruun in 1832. He was a member of the House of Nobility since 1837.


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