WALSH, John, Canadian R. C. bishop, born in Mooncoin, County Kilkenny, Ireland, 24 May, 1880. After completing his classical studies he entered St. John's college, Waterford, where he took a course of theology. Resolving to devote himself to foreign missions, he went to Canada in 1852, entered the Seminary of St. Sulpice, Montreal, and was ordained a priest on 1 November, 1854. He was stationed for two years at Brock, and was then appointed pastor of St. Mary's parish, Toronto. He was afterward transferred to St. Paul's, and subsequently was made rector of the cathedral, but was reappointed pastor of St. Mary's. He was then nominated to the see of Sandwich, and consecrated bishop on 10 November, 1867. In 1868 he removed his episcopal residence from Sandwich to London, and in 1869 he procured from the Propaganda a decree that made London the titular diocese, lie at once entered on the task of removing the enormous debt that weighed on his flock, and in a few months succeeded in paying $40,000. He began with zeal to build churches and found schools, academies, and convents, but at the end of two years his health failed, and he was not able to attend the Vatican council. In 1875 he published a work on the questions that were discussed in that body. In 1876 he paid his first visit to Rome, and, after his return in the following year, the tenth anniversary of his consecration was appropriately celebrated. In 1881 he laid the corner-stone of the new cathedral of London, which is now nearly finished, and is unequalled among Canadian churches. In 1882 he visited Ireland, returning the same year. In 1884 he took part in the deliberations of the third plenary council of Baltimore at the special invitation of the American bishops. During Bishop Walsh's episcopate twenty-eight churches were built and five were enlarged, and more than 8500,000 were spent on church improvement. Three convents were built, and a new orphanage was founded and placed under the care of the Sisters of St. Joseph. The College of Sandwich was opened by the Basilian Fathers, and nine academies and nine convents were established. The number of priests have increased to seventy-seven, and the Roman Catholic population to about 70,000.