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Diocese of

London

Canada Canada

Continent: North America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: London (English) / Londonen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Toronto

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Special Churches

Churches by City (133)

Detroit (←), Hamilton (↗), Saint Catharines (→)

Present Prelates

Bishop (2002.04.27 – ...):Bishop Ronald Peter Fabbro, C.S.B. (72)Bishop Ronald Peter Fabbro, C.S.B. (72)
Auxiliary Bishop (2015.01.31 – ...):Bishop Józef Andrzej Dąbrowski, C.S.M.A. (58)Bishop Józef Andrzej Dąbrowski, C.S.M.A. (58)

Titular Bishop of Casæ in Numidia

Ordinaries

Bishops of London (Roman Rite)

Bishop Ronald Peter Fabbro, C.S.B. (72)Bishop Ronald Peter Fabbro, C.S.B. (72)
(2002.04.27 – ...)

Bishop of London (Canada)

Secundum verbum tuum doce me

Born:1950.11.06 (Sudbury, ON, Canada)
Ordained Priest:1980.05.03
Consecrated Bishop:2002.08.15

Superior General of Congregation of Saint Basil (Basilians) (1997 – 2002.04.27)

Bishop of London (Canada) (2002.04.27 – ...)

Bishop John Michael Sherlock
(1978.07.07 – 2002.04.27)

Omnia et in omnibus Christus

Born:1926.01.20 (Regina, SK, Canada)
Ordained Priest:1950.06.03
Consecrated Bishop:1974.08.28
Died:2019.08.12 (London, ON, Canada † 93)

Titular Bishop of Macriana in Mauretania (1974.06.25 – 1978.07.07)

Auxiliary Bishop of London (Canada) (1974.06.25 – 1978.07.07)

Bishop of London (Canada) (1978.07.07 – 2002.04.27)

President of Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (1983 – 1985)

Bishop Gerald Emmett Carter (later Cardinal)
(1964.02.17 – 1978.04.27)

Pax et lux

Born:1912.03.01 (Montréal, QC, Canada)
Ordained Priest:1937.05.22
Consecrated Bishop:1962.02.02
Created Cardinal:1979.06.30
Died:2003.04.06 (Toronto, ON, Canada † 91)

Titular Bishop of Altiburus (1961.12.01 – 1964.02.17)

Auxiliary Bishop of London (Canada) (1961.12.01 – 1964.02.17)

Bishop of London (Canada) (1964.02.17 – 1978.04.27)

President of Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (1975 – 1977)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto (Canada) (1978.04.27 – 1990.03.17)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Traspontina (1979.06.30 – 2003.04.06)

Bishop John Christopher Cody
(1950.06.02 – 1963.12.05)

Victoria per Mariam

Born:1899.12.16 (Canada)
Ordained Priest:1923.05.26
Consecrated Bishop:1937.02.25
Died:1963.12.05 († 63)

Bishop of Victoria (Canada) (1936.12.09 – 1946.04.06)

Titular Bishop of Elatea (1946.04.06 – 1950.06.02)

Coadjutor Bishop of London (Canada) (1946.04.06 – 1950.06.02)

Bishop of London (Canada) (1950.06.02 – 1963.12.05)

Bishop John Thomas Kidd
(1931.07.03 – 1950.06.02)

Deus caritas est

Born:1868.08.28 (Canada)
Ordained Priest:1902.02.16
Consecrated Bishop:1925.05.06
Died:1950.06.02 († 81)

Bishop of Calgary (Canada) (1925.02.06 – 1931.07.03)

Bishop of London (Canada) (1931.07.03 – 1950.06.02)

Bishop Michael Francis Fallon, O.M.I.
(1909.12.14 – 1931.02.22)

Justitia et pax

Born:1867.05.17 (Canada)
Ordained Priest:1894.07.29
Consecrated Bishop:1910.04.25
Died:1931.02.22 († 63)

Bishop of London (Canada) (1909.12.14 – 1931.02.22)

Bishop Fergus Patrick McEvay (later Archbishop)
(1899.05.27 – 1908.04.13)

In cruce salus

Born:1852.12.08 (Lindsay, ON, Canada)
Ordained Priest:1882.07.09
Consecrated Bishop:1899.08.06
Died:1911.05.10 (Toronto, ON, Canada † 58)

Bishop of London (Canada) (1899.05.27 – 1908.04.13)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto (Canada) (1908.04.13 – 1911.05.10)

Bishop Dennis O’Connor, C.S.B. (later Archbishop)
(1890.07.18 – 1899.01.07)

Sine labe concepta

Born:1841.03.28 (Pickering, ON, Canada)
Ordained Priest:1863.12.08
Consecrated Bishop:1890.10.19
Died:1911.06.30 (Toronto, ON, Canada † 70)

Bishop of London (Canada) (1890.07.18 – 1899.01.07)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto (Canada) (1899.01.07 – 1908.05.04)

Titular Archbishop of Laodicea (1908.05.04 – 1911.06.30)

Bishop John Walsh (later Archbishop)
(1869.10.03 – 1889.07.25)

Born:1830.05.24 (Mooncoin, Ireland)
Ordained Priest:1854.11.01
Consecrated Bishop:1867.11.10
Died:1898.07.30 (Toronto, ON, Canada † 68)

Bishop of Sandwich (Canada) (1867.06.04 – 1869.10.03)

Bishop of London (Canada) (1869.10.03 – 1889.07.25)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto (Canada) (1889.07.25 – 1898.07.30)

Bishops of Sandwich (Roman Rite)

Bishop John Walsh (later Archbishop)
(1867.06.04 – 1869.10.03)

(see above)

Bishop Pierre-Adophe Pinsoneault
(1859.02.02 – 1866.10.04)

In verbo tuo laxabo rete

Born:1815.11.23 (Canada)
Ordained Priest:1840.12.19
Consecrated Bishop:1856.05.18
Died:1883.01.30 († 67)

Bishop of London (Canada) (1856.02.29 – 1859.02.02)

Bishop of Sandwich (Canada) (1859.02.02 – 1866.10.04)

Titular Bishop of Birtha (1868.12.04 – 1883.01.30)

Bishops of London (Roman Rite)

Bishop Pierre-Adophe Pinsoneault
(1856.02.29 – 1859.02.02)

(see above)

Former Prelates

Contact Info

Address: 1070 Waterloo Street, London, ON N6A 3Y2, Canada

Phone: +1 (519) 433-0658

Websites:

Statistics

Area: 21,349 km²

Population: 884,200 Catholics (38.3% of 2,310,900 total) (2020)

Statistics: 104 parishes, 184 priests (132 diocesan, 52 religious), 67 deacons, 521 lay religious (56 brothers, 465 sisters), 7 seminarians (2020)

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Immaculate Conception (December 8), Saint Patrick (March 17)

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: June 28 (1885)

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History

Last updated on 2023.02.25

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