Province Liverpool Denomination Roman Catholic Ordination September 16, 1971 Name Michael Campbell Consecration March 31, 2008 | Installed 1 May 2009 Role Bishop Appointed February 12, 2008 Nationality British | |
Other posts Coadjutor bishop (2008-2009) Books The Greatest of These Is Love: Daily Meditations on St Paul | ||
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Michael Gregory Campbell OSA (born 2 October 1941) is a British Augustinian friar and biblical scholar. He is a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church and currently serves as the Bishop of Lancaster in England.
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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. He was ordained as a Catholic priest at the chapel of Austin Friars School in the City of Carlisle on 16 September 1971.
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.