Johannes Steuchius
Appearance
The Most Reverend Johannes Steuchius | |
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Archbishop of Uppsala Primate of Sweden | |
Church | Church of Sweden |
Archdiocese | Uppsala |
Appointed | 1730 |
In office | 1730-1742 |
Predecessor | Mathias Steuchius |
Successor | Erik Benzelius the younger |
Previous post(s) | Bishop of Linköping (1730) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 5 March 1709 |
Rank | Metropolitan Archbishop |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | June 21, 1742 Uppsala, Sweden | (aged 66)
Nationality | Swede |
Parents | Mathias Steuchius Anna Tersera |
Spouse | Elisabet Spegel (1705-1720) Ulrica Eleonora Franc (1724-1725) |
Children | 9 |
Alma mater | Uppsala 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.