Diocese of London, Ontario
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of London, Ontario was created out of the Diocese of Toronto, along with the Diocese of Hamilton, Ontario, by Pope Pius IX on February 21, 1856. Pierre-Adolphe Pinsoneault was named the first Bishop of London on May 18 of that year.
The present cathedral of the Diocese, St. Peter's, was built in a French Gothic Revival style from 1880 to 1885. It was raised to the status of a minor basilica by Pope John XXIII in December, 1961. The Diocese also runs St. Peter's Seminary, which is now affiliated with the University of Western Ontario. The Diocese covers the counties of Middlesex, Elgin, Norfolk, Oxford, Perth, Huron, Lambton, Kent, and Essex.
[edit] Bishops of London
- Bishop Pierre-Adolphe Pinsoneault (May 13, 1856 - December 18, 1866)
- Bishop John Walsh (November 10, 1867 - July 25, 1889)
- Bishop Dennis O'Connor (October 19, 1890 – 1899)
- Bishop Fergus Patrick McEvay (August 6, 1899 - April 13, 1908)
- Bishop Michael Francis Fallon (April 25, 1910 - February 22, 1931)
- Bishop Thomas Kidd (July 3, 1931 - June 2, 1950)
- Bishop John Christopher Cody (June 2, 1950 – December 5, 1963)
- Cardinal Gerald Emmett Carter (February 17, 1964 - April 29, 1978)
- Bishop John Michael Sherlock (July 8, 1978 - April 27, 2002)
- Bishop Ronald Peter Fabbro (August 15, 2002 - present)
