Background
Sherlock, John Michael was born on January 20, 1926 in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Son of Joseph and Catherine Sherlock.
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John Michael Sherlock
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Student, St. Augustine's Seminary, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1950; student canon law, Catholic U. American, 1950-1952; Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Windsor, 1986; Doctor of Divinity (honorary), Huron College, London, Ontario, 1986.
Career
Ordained priest, Roman Catholic Church, 1950;
bishop, Roman Catholic Church, 1974;
assistant pastor, St. Eugene's, Hamilton, Ontario, 1952-1959;
assistant pastor, St. Augustine's, Dundas, Ontario, 1959-1963;
assistant pastor, Cathedral Christ the King
assistant pastor, Hamilton, also, Guelph and Maryhill, Ontario, 1950-1952;
pastor, St. Charles Church, Hamilton, 1963-1974;
auxiliary bishop, London, Ontario, 1974-1978;
bishop, since 1978. Chaplain University Newman Club, McMaster U., Hamilton, 1963-1966. President Canadian Conference Catholic Bishops, 1983-1985, liaison with U. Chaplains Canada and President Catholic College and Universities.
Chairman social affairs committee commission Ont.Conf. Catholic Bishops, education commission, family life committee. Advisory judge for the Regional Marriage Truban, 1954-1972.
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Membership
Member Wentworth County Roman Catholic Separate School Board, 1964-1974, chairman, 1972-1973. Chairman National Catholic Broadcasting Foundation, since 1995.
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