Frederik Arentz


Frederik Arentz was the Lutheran bishop of Bjørgvin from 1762 to 1774.

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 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:
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