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The Most Reverend Henric Benzelius
Archbishop of Uppsala
Primate of Sweden
Church Church of Sweden
Archdiocese Uppsala
Appointed 1747
In Office 1747–1758
Predecessor Jakob Benzelius
Successor Samuel Troilius
Orders
Consecration 1740
by Johannes Steuchius
Rank Metropolitan Archbishop
Personal details
Born (1689-08-07)7 August 1689
Strängnäs, Sweden
Died 20 May 1758(1758-05-20) (aged 68)
Uppsala, Sweden
Buried Uppland
Nationality Swede
Parents Erik Benzelius the elder
Margaretha Odhelia
Spouse Emerentia Rudenschöld
Previous post Bishop of Lund (1740-1747)
Alma mater Uppsala University

Henrik Benzelius (7 August 1689 in Strängnäs – 20 May 1758) was Bishop of Lund from 1744 to 1747, and Archbishop of Uppsala in the Church of Sweden from 1747 to his death.

Biography

He was predeceased as Archbishop of Uppsala by his father Erik Benzelius the Elder as well as by his elder brothers Erik Benzelius the younger and Jacob Benzelius. Benzelius was one of the people sent by Charles XII of Sweden to the Middle East, travelling to Egypt and Syria. After returning for a time he took up a post in Lund University. He was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1746.


See also

  • List of Archbishops of Uppsala
  • Minuscule 400 – one of his manuscripts

Other sources

  • Nordisk Familjebok, article Henrik Benzelius In Swedish
  • "The Swedish Connection". Saudi Aramco World. January–February 1987. pp. 24–27. https://archive.aramcoworld.com/issue/198701/the.swedish.connection.htm.
Preceded by
Carl Papke
Bishop of Lund
1744–1747
Succeeded by
Johan Engeström
Preceded by
Jakob Benzelius
Archbishop of Uppsala
1747–1758
Succeeded by
Samuel Troilius
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