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.[1]
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.[2]
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[3]
- 2012–2019: Co-Chair of the Anglican-Roman Catholic Dialogue in Canada[4]
- 2014–2018: Chairman of the Episcopal Commission for Justice and Peace
- 2011–2018: Member of the Episcopal Commission for Justice and Peace[5]
International
- Beginning in 2012: Member of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity[6]
- Beginning in 2011: Co-Chair of the International Anglican-Roman Catholic Commission for Unity and Mission (IARCCUM) [7]
- 2013–2016: Co-Chair of the Methodist-Roman Catholic International Commission[8]
- 2009–2016: Member of the International Consultation Between the World Evangelical Alliance and the Catholic Church[9]
- 2003–2008: Secretary of the International Anglican-Roman Catholic Commission for Unity and Mission (IARCCUM)[10]
- 2003–2005: 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
References
- 1."Other Pontifical Acts". press.vatican.va.
- 2."Most Rev. Donald Bolen".
- 3."Commission for Christian Unity, Religious Relations with the Jews, and Interfaith Dialogue". cccb.ca.
- 4."Anglican-Roman Catholic". ecumenical-dialogue.ca.
- 5."Episcopal Commission for Justice and Peace". cccb.ca.
- 6."Unità dei Cristiani". www.christianunity.va.
- 7."Anglican-Roman Catholic Dialogue: Online resource centre for Anglican-Roman Catholic relations". iarccum.org.
- 8."Methodist-Roman Catholic International Commission (MERCIC)". www.christianunity.va.
- 9."International Consultation between the Catholic Church and the World Evangelical Alliance". www.christianunity.va.
- 10.[10.2]"Archbishop Donald Bolen ~ IARCCUM.org". iarccum.org.