The Most Reverend Erik Benzelius den yngre | |
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Archbishop of Uppsala Primate of Sweden | |
Church | Church of Sweden |
Archdiocese | Uppsala |
Appointed | 1742 |
In office | 1742–1743 |
Predecessor | Johannes Steuchius |
Successor | Jakob Benzelius |
Previous post(s) | Bishop of Gothenburg (1726–1731) Bishop of Linköping (1731–1742) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 4 June 1709 by Jesper Swedberg |
Consecration | 5 June 1726 by Mathias Steuchius |
Rank | Metropolitan Archbishop |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | 23 September 1743 Linköping, Sweden | (aged 68)
Buried | Linköping Cathedral |
Nationality | Swede |
Parents | Erik Benzelius the elder Margaretha Odhelia |
Spouse | Anna Svedenborg |
Children | 10 |
Erik Benzelius the younger (27 January 1675 in Uppsala – 23 September 1743) was a priest, theologian, librarian, Bishop of Linköping, 1731–1742 and Archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden, 1742–1743. He was a highly learned man and one of Sweden's important Enlightenment figures.[1]