Arne Olsson
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Arne Olsson is the Bishop Ordinary of the Mission Province.
Olsson is a retired pastor
in the Lutheran Church of Sweden
, having been e.g. the parish priest of Habo. On 5 February in Gothenburg
, 2005 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.
Olsson is a retired pastor
Pastor
The word pastor usually refers to an ordained leader of a Christian congregation. When used as an ecclesiastical styling or title, this role may be abbreviated to "Pr." or often "Ps"....
in the Lutheran Church of Sweden
Church of Sweden
The Church of Sweden is the largest Christian church in Sweden. The church professes the Lutheran faith and is a member of the Porvoo Communion. With 6,589,769 baptized members, it is the largest Lutheran church in the world, although combined, there are more Lutherans in the member churches of...
, having been e.g. the parish priest of Habo. On 5 February in Gothenburg
Gothenburg
Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...
, 2005 he was consecrated as bishop of The Mission Province by The Most Reverend Walter Obare
Walter Obare
Walter Obare Omwanza is the presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Kenya, which is a member of the Lutheran World Federation. On 5 February 2005 he consecrated a Swedish pastor Arne Olsson as bishop for a conservative group called the Mission Province, which opposes the Church of...
, the presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Kenya.