Johan Wingård
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The Right Reverend Johan Wingård KNO, RCXIII:sO |
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| Bishop of Gothenburg | |
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| Church | Church of Sweden |
| Diocese | Gothenburg |
| In office | 1780-1818 |
| Predecessor | |
| Successor | Carl Fredrik af Wingård |
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| Born |
April 19, 1738 Bohuslän, Sweden |
| Died | January 12, 1818 (aged 79) Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Nationality |
 Sweden
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| Spouse | Fredrika af Darelli |
| Children | , Johanna Helena Wrangel, Carl Fredrik af Wingård |
| Alma mater | Uppsala University |
| Motto | Omnibus non placere |
Johan Wingård (1738-1818) was a Swedish Lutheran bishop of the Diocese of Gothenburg of the Church of Sweden, as well as first holder of chair no. 6 of the Swedish Academy. He also served as Member of the Riksdag.
Johan Wingård was born in 1738 in Bohuslän, Sweden, to Didrik Hansson Wingård and Inger Helena Eriksdotter Quilldahl. His family included several clergy; his 4th great grandfather was the Norwegian-Swedish Protestant reformer , and his nephew was the poet Johan Börjesson. He married Fredrika af Darelli, their issue included , Johanna Helena Wrangel, Carl Fredrik af Wingård.
Johan Wingård studied at Hvitfeldtska gymnasiet and Uppsala University, from where he received a Doctor of Theology in 1779. He was ordained priest in in in 1766, appointed Vicar in 1775, and bishop of the Diocese of Gothenburg in 1780. He served at the royal court of Queen Louisa Ulrika, whose funeral he also held in the Riddarholm Church.
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