Donald Bolen

Donald Joseph Bolen, 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.

Biography

Bolen was born in Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan, in 1961.

1978-1984 : 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.

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, the International Anglican-Roman Catholic Commission for Unity and Mission 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
Commissions and committees
1997-2001, 2009, Chair of Ecumenical Commission, Archdiocese of Regina

Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops

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

International

2012 to present: Member of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
2011 to present: Co-Chair of the International Anglican-Roman Catholic Commission for Unity and Mission
2013 to 2016: Co-Chair of the Methodist-Roman Catholic International Commission
2009 to 2016: Member of the International Consultation Between the World Evangelical Alliance and the Catholic Church
2003 to 2008: Secretary of the International Anglican-Roman Catholic Commission for Unity and Mission
2003 to 2005: Secretary of the Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission
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
2009: Nash Lecturer, Campion College, University of Regina
2014: Honorary Fellow of the College of Emmanuel and St. Chad, University of Saskatchewan