John McDermott

John Joseph McDermott (born March 19, 1963) is an American Catholic prelate who has served as Bishop of Burlington since 2024. He previously served as the diocesan administrator.

After a year at the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut, McDermott decided to become a priest. He switched to Belmont Abbey College in Belmont, North Carolina, where he graduated with a double major in political science and philosophy.

Priesthood McDermott was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Burlington on June 3, 1989 at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Burlington by Bishop John Aloysius Marshall.

McDermott holds a master's degree in divinity and theology from Mount St. Mary's Seminary in Emmitsburg, Maryland In January 2014, McDermott was voted to serve as administrator for the diocese. This role ended in January 2015. On July 15, 2024, McDermott was consecrated as bishop at the Cathedral of Saint Joseph in Burlington by Cardinal Sean O'Malley.