Petrus Kenicius was Archbishop of Uppsala in the Church of Sweden from 1609 to his death.
Occupation
theologian, university teacher, Lutheran pastor
Position held
Archbishop of Uppsala, Lutheran Bishop of Strängnäs
Citizenship
Sweden
Born
1555
Died
February 3, 1636
Overview
Petrus Kenicius (1555 – 3 February 1636) was Archbishop of Uppsala in the Church of Sweden from 1609 to his death.
He got his education from the Universities of Wittenberg and Rostock.
In 1589 he was put in prison by King John III of Sweden, together with, among others, Nicolaus Olai Bothniensis who would become archbishop in 1599–1600. The reason were disagreements with the King's non-Lutheran liturgy.
After being released, he was at the Uppsala Synod in 1593 as one of the twelve assessors. And in 1595 he was ordained Bishop of Skara.
