Bishop Name: | John Campbell |
Dipstyle: | The Right Reverend |
Offstyle: | My Lord or Bishop |
John Campbell (gd|Iain Caimbeul) (died 1613) was a Scottish clergyman who served as the Protestant Bishop of Argyll from 1611 to 1613.[1]
Born in Kilmartin, he was the eldest son of Neil Campbell, Bishop of Argyll.[2]
He succeeded his father as bishop of the diocese of Argyll. He was nominated on 1 June 1608 and consecrated sometime between 23 January and 24 February 1611.[1] [2]
He died of facial cancer in January 1613.[1] [2]
He married twice, first to an unnamed woman of the MacDougall of Raray family and then to Margaret, daughter of Gavin Hamilton, Bishop of Galloway.[2]