Petrus Kenicius

Petrus Kenicius (1555 – 3 February 1636) was Archbishop of Uppsala in the Church of Sweden from 1609 to his death.

The Most Reverend Petrus Kenicius
Archbishop of Uppsala Primate of Sweden
Church	Church of Sweden
Archdiocese	Uppsala
Appointed	1609
In office	1609–1636
Predecessor	Olaus Martini
Successor	Laurentius Paulinus Gothus
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Skara (1595–1608) Bishop of Strängnäs (1608)
Orders
Consecration	26 October 1595 by Abraham Angermannus
Rank	Metropolitan Archbishop
Personal details
Born	1555 Baggböle, Sweden
Died	3 February 1636 Uppsala, Sweden
Buried	Strängnäs Cathedral
Nationality	Swede
Parents	König Olofsson Anna Olofsdotter
Spouse	Margareta Hansdotter
Children	Katarina Kenicia Margareta Kenicia Anna Kenicia Johan Kenicius König Kenicius König Kenicius Barbro Kenicia Elisabeth Kenicia

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.

He was considered a fine and hardworking person who dedicated much time and care to the University in Uppsala and the Church. In his old age, he was weakened by age and sickness and the archdiocese was said to have been neglected.

See also

• List of Archbishops of Uppsala

References

• Nordisk Familjebok (1910), article Kenicius In Swedish
• Svenskt Biografiskt Handlexikon, article Kenicius In Swedish