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	Bishop of Saskatoon (2009–16)
Orders
Ordination	12 October 1991
Consecration	25 March 2010 by Daniel Joseph Bohan
Personal details
Born	Donald Joseph Bolen (1961-02-07) 7 February 1961 Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan, Canada
Alma mater	University of Regina Saint Paul University University of Oxford
Motto	Mercy within mercy within mercy
Coat of arms

Donald Joseph Bolen (born 7 February 1961) is a Canadian Catholic prelate who has served as Archbishop of Regina since 2016. He was previously Bishop of Saskatoon from 2009 to 2016.

Biography

Bolen was born in Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan, in 1961.

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

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.

Ministry positions

• 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
• Beginning in 2016: Archbishop of Regina

Commissions and committees

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

Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops

• Beginning in 2018: Member of the Episcopal Commission for Christian Unity, Religious Relations with the Jews, and Interfaith Dialogue
• 2012–2019: Co-Chair of the Anglican-Roman Catholic Dialogue in Canada
• 2014–2018: Chairman of the Episcopal Commission for Justice and Peace
• 2011–2018: Member of the Episcopal Commission for Justice and Peace

International

• Beginning in 2012: Member of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
• Beginning in 2011: Co-Chair of the International Anglican-Roman Catholic Commission for Unity and Mission (IARCCUM)
• 2013–2016: Co-Chair of the Methodist-Roman Catholic International Commission
• 2009–2016: Member of the International Consultation Between the World Evangelical Alliance and the Catholic Church
• 2003–2008: Secretary of the International Anglican-Roman Catholic Commission for Unity and Mission (IARCCUM)
• 2003–2005: Secretary of the Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission (ARCIC II)

Honours

• 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