Donald Joseph Bolen (born 7 February 1961), also known as Don Bolen, is a Canadian

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. He is the Archbishop of the

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, since his appointment by

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on 11 July 2016; having previously served as

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of the Diocese of Saskatoon. Bolen was born in Gravelbourg,

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, in 1961. He was ordained a priest in 1991 for the

, and was consecrated as a bishop on 25 March 2010 for the Diocese of Saskatoon.

Academics

* 1978-1984 (intermittently): B.A. Honours in Religious Studies at the

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* 1986-1989: B.Th. in Theology,

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, Ottawa * 1989-1990, 1993-94: M.Th. and Licentiate in Theology,

, Ottawa * 1994-1997, 2000-2001: Work on D.Phil. in Theology,

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Ministry positions

* 1991-1993: Associate Pastor, Estevan * 1994: Priest Moderator at Church of Our Lady,

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* 1997-1999: Priest Moderator, Milestone and Lang Parishes * 1997-1999: Administrator, Paroisse St. Jean Baptiste, Regina * 1997-2001: Faculty, Dept. of Religious Studies,

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* 2000-2001: Priest Moderator, St. Jean-Baptiste, Regina * 2001-2008: Staff member at the

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, 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,

* 2009: Pastor of St. Joseph,

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; St. Agnes, Pilot Butte; and St. Peter’s Colony,

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* 2009:

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of the

* 2010-2016: Bishop of Saskatoon * 2016–present: Archbishop of Regina

Commissions and committees

* 1997-2001, 2009, Chair of Ecumenical Commission,

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* 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

* 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

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by Archbishop of Canterbury

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for service to relations between the Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion (2008) * 2009: Nash Lecturer,

* 2014: Honorary Fellow of the

College of Emmanuel and St. Chad University of Saskatchewan has over 200 academic programs on its Saskatoon, Saskatchewan campus, and is internationally known for its teaching and research. The on-campus synchrotron Canadian Light Source makes it the only Canadian institutio ...

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