John Michael Sherlock

The Most Reverend

John Michael Sherlock
Bishop of London
Province Ontario
Diocese Diocese of London
Installed 7 July 1978
Term ended 27 April 2002
Predecessor Gerald Emmett Carter
Successor Ronald Peter Fabbro
Orders
Ordination 3 June 1950
Consecration 28 August 1974
by Paul Francis Reding
Personal details
Born 20 January 1926
Regina, Saskatchewan
Died 12 August 2019 (aged 93)
London, Ontario
Previous post(s) Auxiliary Bishop of London, Ontario (1974-1978)
Titular Bishop of Macriana in Mauretania (1974-1978)
Ordination history of
John Michael Sherlock
History
Priestly ordination
Date 3 June 1950
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator Paul Francis Reding
Co-consecrators Philip Francis Pocock,
Joseph Francis Ryan
Date 28 August 1974
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by John Michael Sherlock as principal consecrator
Marcel André J. Gervais 11 June 1980
Frederick Bernard Henry 24 June 1986
Donald Thériault 1 June 1998
Ronald Peter Fabbro 15 August 2002

John Michael Sherlock (January 20, 1926 – August 12, 2019) was a Canadian bishop. He was the Roman Catholic Bishop of London, Ontario, from July 8, 1978 to April 27, 2002. He was born in Regina, Saskatchewan and raised in Brantford, Ontario. Second eldest of a family of eight, four of his five brothers also studied at the seminary. Two of them, Fr William Sherlock and Fr Philip Sherlock, were ordained priests.

Bishop Sherlock was ordained in 1950. He became the head of the Diocese of London in 1978 - a district that includes over 130 parishes from Windsor to Huron County, with approximately 440,000 parishioners. Bishop John Sherlock's tenure was riddled with clergy sexual abuse scandals, which shone a harsh spotlight on the prevalence of historical sexual abuse within the Diocese of London.

Styles of
Bishop John Michael Sherlock
Reference style His Excellency
Spoken style Your Excellency
Religious style Bishop

Timeline

  • January 20, 1926: Born in Regina, Saskatchewan
  • June 3, 1950: Ordained priest for Diocese of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
  • June 25, 1974: Appointed Titular Bishop of Macriana in Mauretania and Auxiliary Bishop of London, Ontario, Canada
  • August 28, 1974: Consecrated Titular Bishop of Macriana in Mauretania
  • July 7, 1978: Appointed Bishop of London, Ontario, Canada
  • August 21, 1978: Installed as Bishop of London, Ontario, Canada
  • April 27, 2002: Bishop Emeritus of London, Ontario, Canada

See also

References & External links

  1. "Passing of the Most Rev. John Michael Sherlock".
  2. "Longtime London-area bishop's legacy tainted by sex abuse scandals". lfpress. Retrieved 2021-08-23.