Donald Bolen

The Most Reverend

Donald Bolen
The Most Reverend; Donald Bolen
Archbishop of Regina
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Regina
See	Regina
Appointed	11 July 2016
Installed	14 October 2016
Predecessor	Daniel Joseph Bohan
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Saskatoon (2009–16)
Orders
Ordination	12 October 1991
Consecration	25 March 2010; by Daniel Joseph Bohan
Personal details
Born	Donald Joseph Bolen; 7 February 1961 (age 63); Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan, Canada
Alma mater	University of Regina; Saint Paul University; University of Oxford
Motto	Mercy within mercy within mercy
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Donald Joseph Bolen (born 7 February 1961), also known as Don Bolen, is a Canadian Catholic prelate who has served as Archbishop of Regina since 2016. He was previously Bishop of Saskatoon from 2009 to 2016.^[1]

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Bolen was born in Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan, in 1961.

1978-1984 (intermittently): B.A. Honours in Religious Studies at the University of Regina
1986-1989: B.Th. in Theology, Saint Paul University, Ottawa
1989-1990, 1993-94: M.Th. and Licentiate in Theology, Saint Paul University, Ottawa
1994-1997, 2000-2001: Work on D.Phil. in Theology, University of Oxford

Bolen was ordained a priest in 1991 for the Archdiocese of Regina, and was consecrated as a bishop on 25 March 2010 for the Diocese of Saskatoon.^[2]

1991-1993: Associate Pastor, Estevan
1994: Priest Moderator at Church of Our Lady, Moose Jaw
1997-1999: Priest Moderator, Milestone and Lang Parishes
1997-1999: Administrator, Paroisse St. Jean Baptiste, Regina
1997-2001: Faculty, Dept. of Religious Studies, Campion College, University of Regina
2000-2001: Priest Moderator, St. Jean-Baptiste, Regina
2001-2008: Staff member at the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, Rome, staffing Anglican-Roman Catholic and Methodist-Roman Catholic relations and the preparation of texts for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. Served as Co-secretary of the Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission (ARCIC), the International Anglican-Roman Catholic Commission for Unity and Mission (IARCCUM) and the Methodist-Roman Catholic International Commission.
2009: Nash Chair in Religion, Campion College, University of Regina
2009: Pastor of St. Joseph, Balgonie; St. Agnes, Pilot Butte; and St. Peter’s Colony, Kronau
2009: Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Regina
2010-2016: Bishop of Saskatoon
2016–present: Archbishop of Regina

2018 to present: Member of the Episcopal Commission for Christian Unity, Religious Relations with the Jews, and Interfaith Dialogue^[3]
2012 to 2019: Co-Chair of the Anglican-Roman Catholic Dialogue in Canada^[4]
2014 to 2018: Chairman of the Episcopal Commission for Justice and Peace
2011 to 2018: Member of the Episcopal Commission for Justice and Peace^[5]

International

2012 to present: Member of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity^[6]
2011 to present: Co-Chair of the International Anglican-Roman Catholic Commission for Unity and Mission (IARCCUM) ^[7]
2013 to 2016: Co-Chair of the Methodist-Roman Catholic International Commission^[8]
2009 to 2016: Member of the International Consultation Between the World Evangelical Alliance and the Catholic Church^[9]
2003 to 2008: Secretary of the International Anglican-Roman Catholic Commission for Unity and Mission (IARCCUM)^[10]
2003 to 2005: Secretary of the Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission (ARCIC II)^[10]

2008: Awarded the Cross of St Augustine by Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams for service to relations between the Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion (2008)
2009: Nash Lecturer, Campion College, University of Regina
2014: Honorary Fellow of the College of Emmanuel and St. Chad, University of Saskatchewan

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