Daniel Joseph Bohan (November 8, 1941 – January 15, 2016) was a Canadian

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of the

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and the

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of the Regina Archdiocese. Prior to his appointment to Regina, Archbishop Bohan was Auxiliary Bishop of

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, and a priest in several

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in New Brunswick. From 1968 to 1969, Bohan was professor of

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at Holy Heart Seminary in

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. He also has hosted and attended many speaking engagements in the city of Regina. He died of cancer in Regina on January 15, 2016.Archbishop's office Daniel Joseph Bohan
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* * * 1941 births 2016 deaths 21st-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Canada Canadian Roman Catholic theologians People from Yarmouth, Nova Scotia Deaths from cancer in Saskatchewan Roman Catholic archbishops of Regina {{RC-archbishop-stub