Bishop John Sherrington was ordained a priest for the Nottingham Diocese in 1987 and has been parish priest for the Good Shepherd Parish in Nottingham for the past two years. In addition to various diocesan curial responsibilities, Fr Sherrington has also assisted the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales on ethical issues and was a part of the working party for the Bishops’ Conference document ‘Cherishing Life’ (2005).

After a degree in Mathematics from Cambridge University and two years working for Arthur Andersen Management Consultants London, Fr Sherrington was accepted by Bishop McGuinness for the Nottingham Diocese and joined seminary at All Hallows in Dublin. He later gained an STL in Moral Theology from the Gregorian University in Rome and lectured in moral theology at All Hallows in Dublin and then at St John’s Seminary in Wonersh, Guildford.

• Born 1958 Leicester, within the Diocese of Nottingham
• St Thomas More Catholic Primary School Leicester
• Wyggeston Boys’ Grammar School Leicester
• 1977-1980: BA University of Cambridge (Mathematics) Queens’ College
• 1980: Pilgrimage to Lourdes with ACROSS and the Jumbulance
• 1980-1982: Worked for Arthur Andersen Management Consultants London
• 1982: Accepted by Bishop McGuinness for Nottingham Diocese
• 1982-1987: Seminary formation at All Hallows College Dublin
• 13 June 1987: Ordained Priest for the Diocese of Nottingham
• 1987-1988: Assistant Priest, Diocese of Nottingham, Ratcliffe on Trent near Nottingham
• 1988-1990: STL Gregorian University, Moral Theology
• 1990-1998: Lecturer in Moral Theology, Formation Work All Hallows College, Dublin
• 1998-2004: Lecturer in Moral Theology, St. John's Seminary, Wonersh, Guildford UK and for some time Director of Studies
• 2005: Member of the Bishops' Conference Working Party writing Cherishing Life
• 2004-2009: Parish Priest, Our Lady of Lourdes, Derby
• Also part of the chaplaincy team for the Mental Health Trust and Acute Trust
• Member of the Bishop's Council and Episcopal Vicar for Derbyshire
• Chair of the Diocesan Board of Commissions
• Chair of the Marriage and Family Life Commission of the Diocese
• Member of the British Catholic-Methodist Committee
• 2004: Appointed to the British Order of Malta Bioethics Committee
• Member of the Bishops' Conference Healthcare Reference Group
• 2009: Parish Priest, Good Shepherd Parish, Nottingham
• Member of various hospital ethics committees, Boards of School Governors, and the University of Derby Research Ethics Committee
• 2011: Ordained as Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster. Bishop John Sherrington is Chairman of the Diocesan Education Commission and has responsibility for the pastoral care of the deaneries of Hertfordshire.