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.
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 • 2016–present: Archbishop of Regina ==Commissions and committees==