Henric Benzelius

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	12 September 1742 by Erik Benzelius the younger
Rank	Metropolitan Archbishop
Personal details
Born	(1689-08-07)August 7, 1689 Strängnäs, Sweden
Died	May 20, 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 (August 7, 1689, Strängnäs – May 20, 1758) was Bishop of Lund from 1744 to 1747, and Archbishop of Uppsala in the Church of Sweden from 1747 to his death.^[1] 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.

He was also a manuscript collector.

References

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

Nordisk Familjebok, article Henrik Benzelius In Swedish
"The Swedish Connection". Saudi Aramco World. January–February 1987. pp. 24–27. Retrieved 2006-11-06.

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

Archbishops of Uppsala

Catholic Church in Sweden (1164–1557), Protestant Church of Sweden (1531–)

12th century	Stefan Johannes Petrus

13th century	Olov Lambatunga Valerius Olov Basatömer Jarler Lars Folke Johansson Ängel Jakob Israelsson Johan Odulfsson Magnus Bosson Johan Nils Allesson

14th century	Nils Kettilsson Olov Björnsson Petrus Filipsson Hemming Nilsson Petrus Torkilsson Birger Gregersson Henrik Karlsson

15th–16th century	Jöns Gerekesson Johan Håkansson Olov Larsson Arnold of Bergen Nicolaus Ragvaldi Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna Tord Pedersson (Bonde) Jakob Ulvsson Gustav Trolle

Reformation	Johannes Magnus ¹ Olaus Magnus ²

Post-Reformation	Laurentius Petri (Nericius) Laurentius Petri Gothus Andreas Laurentii Björnram Abraham Angermannus Nicolaus Olai Bothniensis

17th century	Olaus Martini Petrus Kenicius Laurentius Paulinus Gothus Johannes Canuti Lenaeus Lars Stigzelius Johan Baazius the younger Olov Svebilius

18th century	Erik Benzelius the elder Haquin Spegel Mathias Steuchius Johannes Steuchius Erik Benzelius the younger Jakob Benzelius Henric Benzelius Samuel Troilius Magnus Beronius Carl Fredrik Mennander Uno von Troil

19th century	Jakob Axelsson Lindblom Carl von Rosenstein Johan Olof Wallin Carl Fredrik af Wingård Hans Olof Holmström Anton Niklas Sundberg

20th century	Johan August Ekman Nathan Söderblom Erling Eidem Yngve Brilioth Gunnar Hultgren Ruben Josefson Olof Sundby Bertil Werkström Gunnar Weman Karl Gustav Hammar

21st century	Anders Wejryd Antje Jackelén

Catholic titular Archbishops in exile in Rome during the Reformation in Sweden: ¹ = 1533–1544; ² = 1544–1557

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Henric Benzelius

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