# Donald Bolen

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.

## 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
* 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 (IARCCUM)
* 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 (IARCCUM)
* 2003 to 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