Carl Frederick Mengeling


Carl Frederick Mengeling

Bishop of Lansing
Mengeling in 2011
ChurchRoman Catholic
ArchdioceseDetroit
SeeLansing
AppointedNovember 7, 1995
InstalledJanuary 25, 1996
RetiredFebruary 27, 2008
PredecessorKenneth Joseph Povish
SuccessorEarl Boyea
Orders
OrdinationMay 25, 1957
by Andrew Gregory Grutka
ConsecrationJanuary 25, 1996
by Adam Maida, Kenneth Joseph Povish, and Dale Joseph Melczek
Personal details
Born(1930-10-22)October 22, 1930
DiedJuly 1, 2025(2025-07-01) (aged 94)
ParentsCarl and Augusta (née Huke) Mengeling
EducationSaint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology
Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas
Alphonsian Academy
MottoHe must increase
Styles of
Carl Frederick Mengeling
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Carl Frederick Mengeling (October 22, 1930 – July 1, 2025) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Lansing in Michigan from 1996 to 2008.