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Johannes Steuchius

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The Most Reverend

Johannes Steuchius
Archbishop of Uppsala
Primate of Sweden
ChurchChurch of Sweden
ArchdioceseUppsala
Appointed1730
In office1730-1742
PredecessorMathias Steuchius
SuccessorErik Benzelius the younger
Previous post(s)Bishop of Linköping (1730)
Orders
Ordination5 March 1709
RankMetropolitan Archbishop
Personal details
Born(1676-01-03)January 3, 1676
DiedJune 21, 1742(1742-06-21) (aged 66)
Uppsala, Sweden
NationalitySwede
ParentsMathias Steuchius
Anna Tersera
SpouseElisabet Spegel (1705-1720)
Ulrica Eleonora Franc (1724-1725)
Children9
Alma materUppsala University

Johannes Steuchius (January 3, 1676 – June 21, 1742) was Archbishop of Uppsala in the Church of Sweden from 1730 to his death.

He was born in Härnösand, the son of the previous archbishop Mathias Steuchius. His family name was ennobled in 1719 to Steuch.

Before he became archbishop, he was a professor of logic and metaphysics at the University of Uppsala.

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