He affected the lives of many in northern Ontario and was a very significant priest, a man raised and who served in North Bay.
Msgr. John Caswell died Sunday, July 1 at Maison McCulloch Hospice in Sudbury.
Among his many huge contributions was launching and producing the ‘Mass for Shut-Ins’ TV series.
According to his obituary, he was born in Smiths Falls and raised in his beloved North Bay.
Msgr. Caswell studied at St. Michael’s College in Toronto and St. Peter’s Seminary in London. He was ordained on May 19th, 1962 in the Pro Cathedral in North Bay. His ministry began as an assistant at Precious Blood Church in Sault Ste. Marie.
Appointments:
1962 Assistant, Precious Blood, Sault
1962 Assistant, St. Monica’s, Wawa
1962 Assistant, Pro-Cathedral, North Bay & Chancery Office
1963 Assistant, Pro-Cathedral and Ecc. Notary
1968 Assistant, Christ the King, Sudbury
1971 Pastor, Our Lady of Sorrows, Sturgeon Falls
1974 Assistant, St. Patrick’s, Sudbury, Work in Communications for Sudbury Region
1975 Chaplain to Radar Base, Falconbridge and St. Bernadine of Siena Mission, Skead as Pastor
1986 Part-time assistant, Christ the King, Sudbury while remaining Pastor in Skead and Director of Cath-Com Productions until 2013
1987 Chaplain, Sudbury Irish Regiment (Militia)
1988 Pastor, St. Clement, Sudbury
2001 Pastor of West-End Parish Cluster (St. Clement, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, and St. Anthony) September 2001-June 2002
2002 Pastor, Christ the King Parish
2006 Retired as Pastor of Christ the King Parish but remained on with Communications-especially the weekly televised “Mass for Shut-Ins”- until 2012.
1962 Assistant, Precious Blood, Sault
1962 Assistant, St. Monica’s, Wawa
1962 Assistant, Pro-Cathedral, North Bay & Chancery Office
1963 Assistant, Pro-Cathedral and Ecc. Notary
1968 Assistant, Christ the King, Sudbury
1971 Pastor, Our Lady of Sorrows, Sturgeon Falls
1974 Assistant, St. Patrick’s, Sudbury, Work in Communications for Sudbury Region
1975 Chaplain to Radar Base, Falconbridge and St. Bernadine of Siena Mission, Skead as Pastor
1986 Part-time assistant, Christ the King, Sudbury while remaining Pastor in Skead and Director of Cath-Com Productions until 2013
1987 Chaplain, Sudbury Irish Regiment (Militia)
1988 Pastor, St. Clement, Sudbury
2001 Pastor of West-End Parish Cluster (St. Clement, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, and St. Anthony) September 2001-June 2002
2002 Pastor, Christ the King Parish
2006 Retired as Pastor of Christ the King Parish but remained on with Communications-especially the weekly televised “Mass for Shut-Ins”- until 2012.
Msgr. John skated with the Flying Fathers.
Funeral Mass in Christ the King Church, 30 Beech St. Sudbury Friday, July 6, at 10 a.m.
(Friends may call at the church 2-5, 7-9 pm Thursday, with prayers at 7:30 pm)
Interment in the Priest’s Plot at St. Mary’s Cemetery, North Bay
In lieu of flowers donations to Maison McCulloch Hospice, St. Peter’s Seminary, London or Finlandia Village SISU Foundation would be appreciated.
In lieu of flowers donations to Maison McCulloch Hospice, St. Peter’s Seminary, London or Finlandia Village SISU Foundation would be appreciated.
