Archibald Ean Campbell (1 June 1856 – 18 April 1921) was a Scottish

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Early life and education

Campbell born on 1 June 1856 in the Carmyle area of

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, the son of Colonel Walter Campbell of Skipness, cousin of the Duke of Argyll and Anna Henrietta Loring. He was educated at King William's College,

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, and the Theological College at Cuddesdon. He earned a

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from Clare College in 1880, a

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in 1883, a

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in 1904 and a Doctor of Civil Law in 1910.

Ordained ministry

Campbell was

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deacon by the Bishop of Oxford, John Mackarness, in 1881, and priest in 1882 by the Bishop of Llandaff, Alfred Ollivant. After a curacy in

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between 1881 and 1885, he became rector of Castle Rising, where he remained until 1891. In 1891, he became

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of All Souls' Church in

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, while between 1901 and 1904 he was provost of St Ninian's Cathedral, Perth.

Bishop

Campbell was elected as the fifth Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway on 8 December 1903 and was consecrated to the episcopate on 24 February 1904 at St Mary's Cathedral, Glasgow. He died in office on 18 April 1921.

References

1856 births People educated at King William's College Alumni of Clare College, Cambridge Provosts of St Ninian's Cathedral, Perth Bishops of Glasgow and Galloway 20th-century Scottish Episcopalian bishops 1921 deaths People from Castle Rising {{Anglican-bishop-stub