Jakob Benzelius

The Most Reverend Jakob Benzelius
Archbishop of Uppsala Primate of Sweden
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Church	Church of Sweden
Archdiocese	Uppsala
Appointed	1744
In office	1744-1747
Predecessor	Erik Benzelius the younger
Successor	Henric Benzelius
Orders
Consecration	1731
Rank	Metropolitan Archbishop
Personal details
Born	(1683-02-25)February 25, 1683 Uppsala, Sweden
Died	Stockholm, Sweden
Buried	Uppsala Cathedral
Nationality	Swede
Parents	Erik Benzelius the elder Margaretha Odhelia
Spouse	Catharina Edenberg
Previous post	Bishop of Gothenburg (1731-1744)
Alma mater	Uppsala University

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

Jakob Benzelius studied at Uppsala University, graduated as filosofie magister (M.A.) in 1703 and, after a few years teaching in Uppsala, spent several years traveling and visiting foreign universities. He was professor of theology at Lund University 1718–1731, Bishop of Gothenburg 1731–1744 and succeeded his brother Erik Benzelius the Younger as archbishop in 1744. He was a learned man who wrote several influential books on theology that were used at the universities in Sweden for about a century.

See also

• List of Archbishops of Uppsala

References

• Nordisk Familjebok (1878), article Jakob Benzelius In Swedish

Preceded by --	Bishop of Gothenburg 1731–1744	Succeeded by --
Preceded by Erik Benzelius	Archbishop of Uppsala 1744–1747	Succeeded by Henrik Benzelius