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The Most Reverend

Erik Benzelius den yngre
Archbishop of Uppsala
Primate of Sweden
ChurchChurch of Sweden
ArchdioceseUppsala
Appointed1742
In office1742–1743
PredecessorJohannes Steuchius
SuccessorJakob Benzelius
Orders
Ordination4 June 1709
by Jesper Swedberg
Consecration5 June 1726
by Mathias Steuchius
RankMetropolitan Archbishop
Personal details
Born(1675-01-27)27 January 1675
Uppsala, Sweden
Died23 September 1743(1743-09-23) (aged 68)
Linköping, Sweden
BuriedLinköping Cathedral
NationalitySwede
ParentsErik Benzelius the elder
Margaretha Odhelia
SpouseAnna Svedenborg
Children10
Previous post(s)Bishop of Gothenburg (1726–1731)
Bishop of Linköping (1731–1742)

Erik Benzelius the younger (27 January 1675 in Uppsala – 23 September 1743) was a priest, theologian, librarian, Bishop of Linköping, 1731–1742 and Archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden, 1742–1743. He was a highly learned man and one of Sweden's important Enlightenment figures.[1]

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