John Chamberlain Ward (August 27, 1873 – February 15, 1949) was second bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Erie, now Northwestern Pennsylvania between 1921 and 1943.
He was ordained deacon on May 28, 1899, and priest on May 27, 1900, both by William David Walker, Bishop of Western New York.
Ward was elected Bishop of Erie on April 12, 1921, on the twenty second ballot, during a special diocesan convention He was consecrated to the episcopate on September 22, 1921, by Presiding Bishop Daniel S. Tuttle, in Grace Church, Buffalo, New York.
After retirement on June 1, 1943, he was rejected at the age of 69 for military enlistment and subsequently lived at the Buffalo Club until his death.
[2] His brother was New York State Attorney General Hamilton Ward, Jr.