John Michael Sherlock

Canadian Roman Catholic bishop (1926–2019)

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.

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.^[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

See also

• Diocese of Hamilton, Ontario
• Diocese of London, Ontario

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.

• Catholic-Hierarchy profile
• Roman Catholic Diocese of London biography