Priesthood
Olmsted was ordained to the priesthood on July 2, 1973, for the Diocese of Lincoln, Nebraska. He then served as an associate pastor at the Cathedral of the Risen Christ until 1976, when he began his doctoral studies in Rome.
Olmsted earned a doctorate in canon law summa cum laude from the Pontifical Gregorian University in 1981, and served as an official in the Vatican Secretariat of State from 1979 to 1988. During his time in Rome, he was also an assistant spiritual director at the Pontifical North American College.
Upon his return to the United States in 1989, Olmsted was named both pastor of St. Vincent de Paul Church in Seward and Promoter of Justice for the Diocesan Tribunal. He later became Dean of Formation (1993) and President-Rector (1997) at the Pontifical College Josephinum in Worthington, Ohio.
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