Arne Olsson

Arne Olsson (31 March 1930 – 12 March 2024) was a Swedish Lutheran bishop. He was the first bishop of the Mission Province, serving from 2005 until 2010.

Olsson in 2005

Olsson was a retired pastor in the Lutheran Church of Sweden, having been e.g. the parish priest of Habo. On 5 February 2005 in Gothenburg, he was consecrated as bishop of The Mission Province by The Most Reverend Walter Obare, the presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Kenya. The Mission Province is theologically conservative and opposes women's ordination and same-sex unions and marriage. Following his consecration, the Church of Sweden disqualified him as a priest.^[1][2] He died on 12 March 2024.^[3][4]

References

1. Lindgren, Helena (18 March 2024). "Dalsländsk biskop avliden – blev 93 år". Dalslänningen (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 May 2024.
2. "Arne Olsson Disqualified as a Priest". The Church of Sweden. 1 December 2005. Archived from the original on 19 February 2007. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
3. Svensson, Sven-Gunnar (4 May 2024). "Konservative kvinnoprästmotståndaren Arne Olsson död" [Arne Olsson, the opponent of women priests, is dead]. Bohusläningen (in Swedish). Retrieved 4 May 2024.
4. "Biskop Arne har avlidit". Missionsprovinsen (in Swedish). 13 March 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.

External links

• Missionsprovinsen: Biskoparna^{[dead link]}