Johan Baazius the younger

Swedish clergyman

The Most Reverend Johannes Baazius den yngre
Archbishop of Uppsala Primate of Sweden

Church	Church of Sweden
Archdiocese	Uppsala
Appointed	1677
In office	1677–1681
Predecessor	Lars Stigzelius
Successor	Olov Svebilius
Orders
Consecration	19 March 1668 by Lars Stigzelius
Rank	Metropolitan Archbishop
Personal details
Born	(1626-07-13)13 July 1626 Jönköping, Sweden
Died	12 May 1681(1681-05-12) (aged 54) Stockholm, Sweden
Nationality	Swedish
Parents	Joannes Baazius the older
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Växjö (1667–1673) Bishop of Skara (1673–1677)
Alma mater	Uppsala University

Johan Baazius the younger (17 July 1626 – 12 May 1681) was a Swedish clergyman who served as Archbishop of Uppsala in the Church of Sweden. ^[1]

Biography

Johan Baazius was born in Jönköping. He was the son of Johan Baazius the elder (1581–1649), theologian and bishop of the Diocese of Växjö. ^[2]

He was known as knowledgeable already at a young age. After further studies in Uppsala University, Königsberg University (Królewiec University) and other universities, mainly in Germany, he was appointed teacher for Nils Brahe, nephew of Per Brahe the Younger, Lord High Steward of Sweden. In 1653 he was also made court chaplain by Queen Christina. After this he held various offices, including as bishop of the Diocese of Växjö from 1667, bishop of Diocese of Skara 1673, and finally Archbishop of Uppsala in 1677. ^[1]^[3]

Baazius died suddenly in his sleep after returning from a visit to Stockholm. He was succeeded as Archbishop of Uppsala by Olov Svebilius.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "2. Baazius, Johan". Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
^ "1. Baazius, Johan". Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
^ "Per Brahe". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
^ "Olaus (Olof) Swebilius". riksarkivet.se. Retrieved April 1, 2020.