Diocese of London

Historical Details

• Diocese of London
  • Latin Name: Londonensis
  • Erected: 21 February 1855
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Toronto
  • Province: Ontario
  • Country: Canada

• Diocese of Sandwich
  • Latin Name: Sandvicensis
  • Name Changed: 2 February 1859
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Toronto
  • Province: Ontario
  • Country: Canada

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Pierre-Adophe Pinsoneault † (29 Feb 1856 Appointed - 4 Oct 1866 Resigned)
• John Walsh † (4 Jun 1867 Appointed - 13 Aug 1889 Appointed, Archbishop of Toronto, Ontario)
• Denis T. O’Connor, C.S.B. † (18 Jul 1890 Appointed - 7 Jan 1899 Appointed, Archbishop of Toronto, Ontario)
• Fergus Patrick McEvay † (27 May 1899 Appointed - 13 Apr 1908 Appointed, Archbishop of Toronto, Ontario)
• Michael Francis Fallon, O.M.I. † (14 Dec 1909 Appointed - 22 Feb 1931 Died)
• John Thomas Kidd † (3 Jul 1931 Appointed - 2 Jun 1950 Died)
• John Christopher Cody † (2 Jun 1950 Succeeded - 5 Dec 1963 Died)
• Gerald Emmett Carter † (17 Feb 1964 Appointed - 27 Apr 1978 Appointed, Archbishop of Toronto, Ontario)
• John Michael Sherlock (7 Jul 1978 Appointed - 27 Apr 2002 Retired)
• Ronald Peter Fabbro, C.S.B. (27 Apr 2002 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of London
1950	131,755	711,329	18.5%	187	72	259	508		122	1,096	105	ap1951
1966	207,164	966,291	21.4%	272	142	414	500		167	136	172	ap1967
1970	265,861	1,038,345	25.6%	260	118	378	703		193	1,016	144	ap1971
1976	298,380	1,120,700	26.6%	240	134	374	797		188	856	144	ap1977
1980	318,957	1,207,000	26.4%	238	117	355	898		144	777	144	ap1981
1990	369,893	1,237,000	29.9%	240	98	338	1,094		122	555	147	ap1991
1999	444,727	1,389,772	32.0%	211	77	288	1,544	2	83	473	147	ap2000
2000	449,174	1,403,669	32.0%	204	77	281	1,598		82	473	148	ap2001
2001	455,013	1,421,916	32.0%	209	72	281	1,619		77	444	148	ap2004
2004	622,138	1,944,182	32.0%	214	70	284	2,190	4	75	444	146	ap2005

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Robert Anthony Daniels (Priest: 7 May 1983; Auxiliary Bishop: 21 Sep 2004 to 1 Mar 2011)
• Ronald Peter Fabbro, C.S.B. (Bishop: 27 Apr 2002 - )
• Marcel André J. Gervais (Auxiliary Bishop: 19 Apr 1980 to 3 May 1985)
• Richard John Grecco (Auxiliary Bishop: 5 Dec 1997 to 27 Apr 2002)
• Frederick Bernard Henry (Priest: 25 May 1968; Auxiliary Bishop: 18 Apr 1986 to 24 Mar 1995)
• William Terrence McGrattan (Priest: 2 May 1987 to 6 Nov 2009)
• John Michael Sherlock (Auxiliary Bishop: 25 Jun 1974; Bishop: 7 Jul 1978 to 27 Apr 2002)
• Donald Thériault (Priest: 8 May 1971 to 25 Mar 1998)

  ---

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Gerald Emmett Carter † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1 Dec 1961; Bishop: 17 Feb 1964 to 27 Apr 1978)
• John Christopher Cody † (Coadjutor Bishop: 6 Apr 1946; Bishop: 2 Jun 1950 to 5 Dec 1963)
• James Leonard Doyle † (Priest: 12 Jun 1954 to 24 May 1976)
• Michael Francis Fallon, O.M.I. † (Bishop: 14 Dec 1909 to 22 Feb 1931)
• John Thomas Kidd † (Bishop: 3 Jul 1931 to 2 Jun 1950)
• Fergus Patrick McEvay † (Bishop: 27 May 1899 to 13 Apr 1908)
• Denis T. O’Connor, C.S.B. † (Bishop: 18 Jul 1890 to 7 Jan 1899)
• Pierre-Adophe Pinsoneault † (Bishop: 29 Feb 1856 to 4 Oct 1866)
• John Walsh † (Bishop: 4 Jun 1867 to 13 Aug 1889)