The Right Reverend Johannes Gezelius the younger | |
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Bishop of Turku | |
Church | Church of Sweden |
Diocese | Turku |
In office | 1690–1718 |
Predecessor | Johannes Gezelius the elder |
Successor | Herman Witte |
Previous post(s) | Superintendent of Livonia (1684-1688) |
Orders | |
Consecration | 20 August 1690 by Olov Svebilius |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | April 10, 1718 Stockholm, Swedish Empire | (aged 70)
Buried | Turku Cathedral |
Nationality | Swedish |
Denomination | Lutheran |
Parents | Johannes Gezelius the elder & Gertrud Gutheim |
Johannes Gezelius the younger (6 September 1647–10 April 1718), also known as Johannes Gezelius den yngre in Swedish and Johannes Gezelius nuorempi in Finnish, was a theologian, professor at the Royal Academy of Åbo and Bishop of Turku between 1690 and 1718.