Donald Bolen
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| The Most Reverend Donald Bolen |
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| Archbishop of Regina | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Regina |
| See | Regina |
| Appointed | 11 July 2016 |
| Installed | 14 October 2016 |
| Predecessor | Daniel Joseph Bohan |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 12 October 1991 |
| Consecration | 25 March 2010 by Daniel Joseph Bohan |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Donald Joseph Bolen |
| Born | 7 February 1961 Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Previous post | Bishop of Saskatoon (2009–16) |
| Alma mater | University of Regina Saint Paul University University of Oxford |
| Motto | Mercy within mercy within mercy |
| Coat of arms | Donald Bolen's coat of arms |
Donald Joseph Bolen (born 7 February 1961), also known as Don Bolen, is a Canadian Catholic prelate. He is the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Regina, since his appointment by Pope Francis on 11 July 2016; having previously served as Bishop of the Diocese of Saskatoon.[1]
Bolen was born in Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan, in 1961. He 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]
Contents
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, 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
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[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]
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
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- 1961 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Canada
- People from Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan
- University of Regina alumni
- Saint Paul University alumni
- Alumni of the University of Oxford
- Roman Catholic archbishops of Regina
- Roman Catholic bishops of Saskatoon
