John McEvilly (1818–1902) was an Irish Roman Catholic Church clergyman who served as the Archbishop of Tuam from 1881 to 1902.

He was born on 15 April 1818 in Louisburgh,[1] a small town near Westport, County Mayo, Ireland.

[2] He entered the Seminary of Tuam in January 1833, then was sent to Maynooth College in September 1833, where among his contemporaries was the future Archbishop of Armagh Joseph Dixon.

[1] On 9 January 1857, he was appointed the Bishop of Galway by the Holy See and was consecrated on 22 March 1857 by the Most Reverend John MacHale, Archbishop of Tuam.

[1][5] He was instrumental in setting up St Joseph's Industrial School, Letterfrack,[citation needed] and he produced a number of well respected Bible commentaries.