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Daniel Bohan

Canadian Catholic prelate (1941–2016)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJun 2, 2026
Entity authorityQ745530
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Daniel Joseph Bohan (November 8, 1941 – January 15, 2016) was a Canadian prelate of the Catholic Church and the Archbishop of the Regina Archdiocese. Prior to his appointment to Regina, Archbishop Bohan was Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto, and a priest in several parishes in New Brunswick.

From 1968 to 1969, Bohan was professor of Moral Theology at Holy Heart Seminary in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

He also has hosted and attended many speaking engagements in the city of Regina. He died of cancer in Regina on January 15, 2016.

References

"Auxiliary Bishops of the Archdiocese of Toronto". The Archdiocese of Toronto. Archived from the original on 2018-11-08. Retrieved 2018-11-08.

"Daniel J. Bohan.

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