Pope Leo XIV Accepted the Resignation of Bishop Ronald Fabbro, of London, and Appointed Bishop Daniel Miehm as Successor

Episcopal Resignation and Appointment for the Diocese of London, Ontario, Canda

CCCB - Ottawa – Today, His Holiness Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of the Most Reverend Ronald P. Fabbro, CSB, Bishop of London since 2002, and appointed the Most Reverend Daniel J. Miehm as his successor. At the time of his nomination, Bishop Miehm was serving as Bishop of Peterborough.

Bishop Miehm (pictured right)
Born on 27 August 1960, in Kitchener, Ontario, Bishop Miehm studied at St. Jerome’s College in the University of Waterloo, where he obtained a Bachelors of Art in 1982. He pursued theological formation at St. Augustine’s Seminary, Toronto, obtaining a Masters of Divinity in 1989; and at Saint Paul University, Ottawa, where he obtained a Bachelors of Theology in 1989. He later studied at the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas, Rome, where he obtained a Licentiate in Canon Law in 1996. On 6 May 1989, he was ordained priest for the Diocese of Hamilton, and was appointed as Auxiliary Bishop of Hamilton on 20 February 2013 and ordained to the episcopate on 7 May 2013. He was then appointed Bishop of Peterborough on 10 March 2017.

Bishop Miehm has also been a Judge and Defender of the Bond of the Hamilton Office of the Toronto Regional Tribunal (1996–2012); an elected representative on the Diocesan Personnel Board (1998–2004); member of the Presbyteral Council of the Diocese of Hamilton (2002–2004); member of the Board for Hamilton Catholic Family Services (2002–2008), of which he was President for three years; and a member of the Board of Governors of St. Augustine’s Seminary, Toronto.

At the provincial level, he has served as a member of the Professional Conduct Committee of the Assembly of Catholic Bishops of Ontario (2004–2010).

As a member of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, Bishop Miehm serves as member of the Permanent Council, Catholic Co-chair of the Hindu-Catholic Dialogue, member of the Standing Committee on Canon Law, and as Episcopal Liaison with Canadian Catholic Campus Ministry.

Bishop Fabbro
Born on 6 November 1950, in Sudbury, Ontario, Bishop Fabbro studied at Queen’s University, Kingston, where he obtained a Bachelors of Science, majoring in Mathematics in 1973; University of Toronto, where he obtained his Masters in Science in 1974; University of Saint Michael’s College, where he obtained a Master of Divinity in 1979; and the Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, where he obtained a Licentiate in Theology in 1983 and a Doctorate in Moral Theology in 1989. In 2002, he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Divinity from the University of Saint Michael’s College.



In 1975, he entered the Basilian novitiate in Rochester, New York, and took his first vows on August 15 of the following year. On 3 May 1980, he was ordained to the priesthood. He was elected General Councillor of the Basilian Fathers in 1993 and appointed General Superior in 1997, serving until 2002. Appointed Bishop of London on 27 April 2002 by Pope Saint John Paul II, he was ordained to the episcopate on 15 August 2002.

He has contributed extensively to ecclesial leadership, serving on various national and provincial Catholic bodies, including several episcopal commissions and standing committees of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Assembly of Catholic Bishops of Ontario. Bishop Fabbro is the Past President of the Assembly of Catholic Bishops of Ontario and the past Vice President of the Canadian Council of Churches.

Diocese of London
The Diocese of London has 104 parishes and missions. Its Catholic population of 444,310 is served by 136 diocesan priests, 50 priests in consecrated life, 67 permanent deacons, 473 women in consecrated life, as well as 64 officially mandated lay pastoral agents.
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