Personakt

108964, 108968 Andreas Torchilli

Kyrkoherde.

Bosatt:från 1542 till 1586Kyrkoherde i Jönköping, Småland 1542 - 1549 och 1558 - 1586.
Häradsprost i Västbo och Kyrkoherde i Reftele socken, Småland 1549 - 1558.
Ordinarius 1558.
Riksdagsman 1560 och 1569,
Riksdagsman 1571 i Stockholm.
Domprost i Linköping 1571,
Bosatt i Sandbäck efter Jönköpings brand 1567.
 
Död:1586 Jönköping (F)
Bosatt:1586 Kristina, Jönköping (F)

Familj med 108965, 108969 Kerstin Månsdotter

Barn:
54482, 54484 Petrus Andrae (- 1598)

Noteringar

The one is the quiet and contented Andreas Torchilli,
pastor of Jonkoping, who, in 1583, declined the offer of the
archbishopric, doubtless from his native modesty, in ex-
change, on the abolition of the office of ordinary, for that
of a bishopric or provostship.

The change introduced by king Gustavus in the church's
condition, by the division of dioceses, and the substitution
of the name ordinary for bishop, had, as we have already
remarked, ceased before the year 1573 to go into operation :
so that the old sees, with the exception of Abo, remained
the same in compass as at the beginning of the Peformation.
The men who lillcd the new sees were removed by king
John, either to some episcopal chair, or to provostships,
with the exception of Pctrus Caroli of Kalmar, Avho for a

REFORMATION IN SWEDEN. 387

time fell into disgrace, and Andreas Torchilli, who was con-
tinued as pastor of Jonkoping.