Paulus Juusten
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Paulus Petri Juusten (Finnish: Paavali Juusten, Swedish: Paul (Påvel) Pedersson Juusten; ca. 1516/1520 at Juustila near Viborg, Sweden (now Vyborg, Russia) – 22 August 1575 in Åbo, Sweden (now Turku/Åbo, Finland) was the first Bishop of Viipuri, and later, Bishop of Turku. He was an esteemed teacher and a Swedish royal envoy.
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The Right Reverend Paulus Juusten | |
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Bishop of Turku | |
Church | Church of Sweden |
Diocese | Turku |
In office | 1563–1575 |
Predecessor | Petrus Follingius |
Successor | Ericus Erici Sorolainen |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1540 by Martti Skytte |
Consecration | 1554 by Botvid Sunesson |
Personal details | |
Born | 1516 |
Died | 22 August 1575 Turku, Sweden (Present-day Finland) |
Nationality | Finnish |
Denomination | Lutheran |
Previous post(s) | Bishop of Vyborg (1554–1563) |
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