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 was a retired

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in the

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, having been e.g. the parish priest of Habo. On 5 February 2005 in

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, he was consecrated as bishop of The Mission Province by The Most Reverend Walter Obare, the presiding bishop of the

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. 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. He died on 12 March 2024.

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Missionsprovinsen: Biskoparna
1930 births 2024 deaths Swedish Lutheran bishops 21st-century Swedish Lutheran bishops 20th-century Swedish Lutheran priests {{Sweden-Lutheran-bishop-stub