Donald Bolen

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
• Beginning in 2016: Archbishop of Regina