[1] Enander was born in Västra Eneby, a parish 6 km away from Kisa, Sweden, the son of Nicolaus Petri, a priest, and Elin Jönsdotter Rosendal.

Two years later, he was appointed Associate Professor in Philosophy at the Grammar school in Linköping.

[2] In 1655 Enander was appointed Bishop of Linköping and was consecrated on 3 June 1655 by Archbishop Johannes Canuti Lenaeus.

[3][2] On 10 December 1637 he married Margareta Jönsdotter, daughter of Jonas Petri Gothus, Bishop of Linköping.

He married for the second time in 1663 to Brita Nilsdotter, daughter of Nicolaus Eschilli, Superintendent of Kalmar.