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.

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. Other family members include: Tiana Elizabeth Arentz (1997-current), Physiotherapist in Victoria, Australia [La Trobe University, 2020). Currently travelling the EU and planning to work in the UK.

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