{{Short description|Canadian Catholic archbishop}} {{Prose|date=October 2020}}
{{Infobox Christian leader | type = | honorific-prefix = The Most Reverend | name = Donald Bolen | honorific-suffix = | title = Archbishop of Regina | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | church = Roman Catholic Church | archdiocese = Regina | metropolis = | diocese = | see = Regina | elected = | appointed = 11 July 2016 | term_start = 14 October 2016 | term = | predecessor = Daniel Joseph Bohan | successor = | other_post = <!---------- Orders ----------> | ordination = 12 October 1991 | ordained_by = | consecration = 25 March 2010 | consecrated_by = Daniel Joseph Bohan | cardinal = | created_cardinal_by = | rank = <!---------- Personal details ----------> | birth_name = Donald Joseph Bolen | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1961|02|07|df=yes}} | birth_place = Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan, Canada | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (death date then birth date) --> | death_place = <!-- as birth_place --> | buried = <!-- or | tomb = --> | resting_place_coordinates = | nationality = | religion = | residence = | parents = | spouse = <!-- or | partner = --> | children = | occupation = | profession = | previous_post = Bishop of Saskatoon (2009–16) | education = | alma_mater = University of Regina<br>Saint Paul University<br>University of Oxford | motto = ''Mercy within mercy within mercy'' | signature = | signature_alt = | coat_of_arms = Coat of arms of Donald Bolen.svg | coat_of_arms_alt = }}
'''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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2016/07/11/160711b.html|title=Other Pontifical Acts|website=press.vatican.va}}</ref>
== 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Most Rev. Donald Bolen |url=https://rcdos.ca/our-diocese/our-history/most-rev-donald-bolen/}}</ref>
=== 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<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cccb.ca/about/commissions-committees/national-commissions/christian-unity-religious-relations-jews-interfaith-dialogue/|title=Commission for Christian Unity, Religious Relations with the Jews, and Interfaith Dialogue|website=cccb.ca}}</ref> * 2012–2019: Co-Chair of the Anglican-Roman Catholic Dialogue in Canada<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ecumenical-dialogue.ca/arc-canada/|title=Anglican-Roman Catholic|website=ecumenical-dialogue.ca}}</ref> * 2014–2018: Chairman of the Episcopal Commission for Justice and Peace * 2011–2018: Member of the Episcopal Commission for Justice and Peace<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cccb.ca/about/commissions-committees/national-commissions/episcopal-commission-justice-peace/|title=Episcopal Commission for Justice and Peace|website=cccb.ca}}</ref>
International * Beginning in 2012: Member of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.christianunity.va/content/unitacristiani.html|title=Unità dei Cristiani|website=www.christianunity.va}}</ref> * Beginning in 2011: Co-Chair of the International Anglican-Roman Catholic Commission for Unity and Mission (IARCCUM) <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://iarccum.org/|title=Anglican-Roman Catholic Dialogue: Online resource centre for Anglican-Roman Catholic relations|website=iarccum.org}}</ref> * 2013–2016: Co-Chair of the Methodist-Roman Catholic International Commission<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.christianunity.va/content/unitacristiani/en/dialoghi/sezione-occidentale/consiglio-metodista-mondiale/dialogo.html|title=Methodist-Roman Catholic International Commission (MERCIC)|website=www.christianunity.va}}</ref> * 2009–2016: Member of the International Consultation Between the World Evangelical Alliance and the Catholic Church<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.christianunity.va/content/unitacristiani/en/dialoghi/sezione-occidentale/evangelici/dialogo.html|title=International Consultation between the Catholic Church and the World Evangelical Alliance|website=www.christianunity.va}}</ref> * 2003–2008: Secretary of the International Anglican-Roman Catholic Commission for Unity and Mission (IARCCUM)<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://iarccum.org/author/?a=160|title=Archbishop Donald Bolen ~ IARCCUM.org|website=iarccum.org}}</ref> * 2003–2005: Secretary of the Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission (ARCIC II)<ref name="auto"/>
==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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