Paulus Juusten
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.
The Right Reverend Paulus Juusten | |
|---|---|
| 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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