Donald Bolen

The Most Reverend Donald Bolen
Archbishop of Regina
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Archdiocese of Regina
In office	11 July 2016 to present
Predecessor	Daniel Joseph Bohan
Other post(s)	Bishop of Saskatoon (2010–2016)
Orders
Ordination	1991 (priest)
Consecration	25 March 2010 by Daniel Joseph Bohan
Personal details
Born	Donald Joseph Bolen (1961-02-07) 7 February 1961
Nationality	Canadian
Denomination	Roman Catholicism
Alma mater	University of Regina Saint Paul University

Donald Joseph Bolen (born 7 February 1961) is a Canadian Roman Catholic prelate. He is the Archbishop-elect of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Regina, since his appointment by Pope Francis on 11 July 2016; having previously served as Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saskatoon. Archbishop-elect Bolen was born in Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan in 1961, the son of Joseph and Rose. He was ordained a priest in 1991 for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Regina, and was consecrated as a bishop on 25 March 2010 for the Diocese of Saskatoon.

Academics

• 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

Ministry positions

• 1991-1993: Associate Pastor, Estavan
• 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 Joint International Commission for Dialogue between the World Methodist Council and the Catholic Church.
• 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

Commissions and committees

• 1997-2001, 2009, Chair of Ecumenical Commission, Archdiocese of Regina

Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops

• 2011 to present: Member of the Episcopal Commission for Justice and Peace
• 2012 to present: Co-Chair of the Anglican-Roman Catholic Dialogue in Canada
• 2014 to present: Chairman of the Episcopal Commission for Justice and Peace

International

• 2012 to present: Member of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
• 2009 to present: Member of the International Consultation Between the World Evangelical Alliance and the Catholic Church
• 2011 to present: Co-Chair of the International Anglican-Roman Catholic Commission for Unity and Mission (IARCCUM)
• 2013 to present: Co-Chair of the Joint International Commission for Dialogue between the World Methodist Council and the Catholic Church

Honours

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