Petrus Torkilsson

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Petrus Torkilsson
Roman Catholic
ArchdioceseUppsala
Appointed1351
In office1351-1366
PredecessorHeming Nilsson
SuccessorBirger Gregersson
Orders
Consecrationby Pope Clement VI
RankMetropolitan Archbishop
Personal details
Born
Died18 October 1366
NationalitySwede
Previous post(s)Bishop of Linköping (1342–1351)

Petrus Torkilsson (lat. Petrus Tyrgilli) was Bishop of Linköping, 1342–1351 and Archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden, 1351–1366.

It is unknown when he was born, but the first mentioning of him is from 1320, when he was vicar in

Färentuna. He was chancellor of the King Magnus Eriksson
in 1340 and continued to support him during the civil wars in the 1360s.

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