Michael Campbell (bishop) explained

Type:bishop
Honorific-Prefix:The Right Reverend
Michael Campbell
Honorific-Suffix:OSA
Bishop of Lancaster
Church:Roman Catholic Church
Province:Liverpool
Diocese:Lancaster
See:Lancaster
Appointed:12 February 2008 (Coadjutor)
Term Start:1 May 2009
Term End:9 April 2018
Predecessor:Patrick O’Donoghue
Successor:Paul Swarbrick
Ordination:16 September 1971
Ordained By:Thomas Bernard Pearson
Consecration:31 March 2008
Consecrated By:Patrick O’Donoghue
Birth Date:2 October 1941
Birth Place:Larne, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Nationality:British
Religion:Roman Catholic
Previous Post:Coadjutor bishop of Lancaster (2008-2009)
Alma Mater:University College Dublin
King's College London
Motto:Ecce nova facio omnia
Coat Of Arms:Coat of arms of Michael Gregory Campbell.svg

Michael Gregory Campbell OSA (born 2 October 1941) is an Augustinian friar and biblical scholar. He is a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, who served as the Bishop of Lancaster in England from 2009 to 2018.

Life

Campbell was born in Larne, County Antrim, in Northern Ireland, in 1941 and entered the Order of St. Augustine around 1960. He was educated at University College, Dublin (BA) and King's College London (MA Biblical Studies). He professed solemn religious vows as a full and permanent member of the Order on 17 September 1966.[1] He was ordained as a Catholic priest at the chapel of Austin Friars School in the city of Carlisle on 16 September 1971.[2]

In 2008, Campbell was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI as the coadjutor bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lancaster. He was consecrated by Patrick O'Donoghue, Bishop of Lancaster. He succeeded O'Donoghue on 1 May 2009.

On his 75th birthday in October 2016, in accordance with the Catholic Church's guidelines, Campbell submitted his resignation to the Vatican which was accepted by Pope Francis. Campbell has stated he will stay in office until a successor is appointed. In 2018, he was succeeded as Bishop of Lancaster by Paul Swarbrick.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bishop Michael Gregory Campbell, O.S.A.. Catholic Hierarchy.
  2. Web site: Around Our Parishes October 2011: and Forty Years On .... The Augustinian Friars in Britain. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150505040705/http://www.augustinians.org.uk/who-we-are/around-our-parishes/around-our-parishes-october-2011. 2015-05-05.
  3. News: Gledhill . Ruth . Pope Francis appoints Canon Paul Swarbrick as new Bishop of Lancaster . 9 July 2018 . Catholic Herald . 12 February 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181124040724/http://catholicherald.co.uk/news/2018/02/12/bishop-of-lancaster-paul-swarbrick/ . 24 November 2018 . dead .