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 |
| Previous posts | Auxiliary Bishop of London, Ontario (1974-1978) Titular Bishop of Macriana in Mauretania (1974-1978) |
| 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 |
John Michael Sherlock (January 20, 1926 – August 12, 2019[1]) 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.
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. 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.[2]
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