Roman Catholic Diocese of London, Ontario explained

Jurisdiction:Diocese
London, Ontario
Latin:Diœcesis Londonensis
Coat:Coat of Arms of the Roman Catholic Diocese of London.svg
Coat Size:frameless
Country: Canada
Province:Archdiocese of Toronto
Metropolitan:Archdiocese of Toronto
Deaneries:7
Area Km2:21,349
Area Footnotes:
The territory comprises the following counties of Ontario: Middlesex, Elgin, Norfolk, Perth, Huron, Lambton, Kent, & Essex.
Population:1,944,182
Catholics:444,310
Catholics Percent:22.8
Parishes:131
Denomination:Catholic Church
Sui Iuris Church:Latin Church
Rite:Roman Rite
Cathedral:St. Peter's Cathedral Basilica
Patron:The Immaculate Conception
& St. Patrick
Priests:169
Bishop:Ronald Peter Fabbro
Metro Archbishop:Frank Leo

The Diocese of London (Latin: Diœcesis Londonensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in Canada. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Toronto.

The present episcopal see of the diocese, St. Peter's Cathedral in London, Ontario, 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.

Statistics and Extent

The Diocese covers the counties of Middlesex, Elgin, Norfolk, Oxford, Perth, Huron, Lambton, Kent and Essex.

, it pastorally served 444,310 Catholics (22.8% of 1,944,182 total) on 21,349 km2 in 130 parishes and 1 mission with 136 priests (101 diocesan, 35 religious), 73 deacons, 474 lay religious (1 brother, 473 sisters) and 11 seminarians.[1]

The diocese also runs St. Peter's Seminary, which is now affiliated with the University of Western Ontario.

In 2019, the Survivor's Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) confirmed that 36 priests were credibly accused of sexually abusing minors.[2] Following media coverage of the list, the Diocese waived confidentiality of their previous settlements.[3] When interviewed about the list compiled by SNAP, Bishop Ronald Fabbro of the Diocese of London indicated that four other priests whose names were not on the list were accused of sexual abuse of minors. Bishop Fabbro refused to disclose the names of the priests. His decision faced considerable backlash from survivors and advocates.[4]

History

Bishops

Episcopal Ordinaries

Suffragan Bishops of London, Ontario
Suffragan Bishops of Sandwich
Suffragan Bishops of London, Ontario

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

Education

Churches

See main article: List of churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of London, Ontario.

Cemeteries

See also

Sources and external links

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statistics. Diocese of London. en. 2020-06-01.
  2. Web site: Staff. Catholic Register. Survivors group releases list of 'credibly accused' priests in Diocese of London. 2021-09-17. www.catholicregister.org. en-gb.
  3. News: Clementson. Laura. December 5, 2019. 'It's overwhelming': Survivors create public list of Catholic clerics accused of sexual abuse. CBC News. September 1, 2021.
  4. News: December 7, 2019. Lawyer doesn't buy why London Diocese kept names of 4 priests secret. CBC News. September 1, 2021.
  5. Web site: London Catholic Diocese loses appeal in child sexual abuse case CBC News.
  6. Web site: Sims. Jane. 'Guilty' 47 times: Rev. Charles Sylvestre admits to decades of sexual abuse involving 47 girls – many still suffering. The London Free Press. August 4, 2006.
  7. Web site: Wilhem. Trevor. To hell ...and back. The Windsor Star. May 22, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20121110170720/http://www.canada.com/story_print.html?id=9015a4bf-89fd-406c-8904-d643c4ef4fda&sponsor=. November 10, 2012. dead.
  8. News: The Fifth Estate . CBC . The Good Father . 22 May 2020 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110919121717/http://www.cbc.ca/fifth/goodfather/timeline.html . September 19, 2011 .