Jacob Benzelius

The Most Reverend

Jakob Benzelius
Archbishop of Uppsala
Primate of Sweden
ChurchChurch of Sweden
ArchdioceseUppsala
Appointed1744
In office1744–1747
PredecessorErik Benzelius the younger
SuccessorHenric Benzelius
Previous post(s)Bishop of Gothenburg (1731–1744)
Orders
Consecration1731
RankMetropolitan Archbishop
Personal details
Born(1683-02-25)25 February 1683
Died19 June 1747(1747-06-19) (aged 64)
Stockholm, Sweden
BuriedUppsala Cathedral
NationalitySwede
ParentsErik Benzelius the elder
Margaretha Odhelia
SpouseCatharina Edenberg
Alma materUppsala University

Jakob Benzelius (25 February 1683 in Uppsala – 29 June 1747) was Archbishop of Uppsala in the Church of Sweden from 1744 to his death.[1]

  1. ^ "Religious Organizations" (in Swedish). World Statesmen. Retrieved 22 December 2014.