John Michael Sherlock

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.

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.

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