Michael Gregory Campbell OSA (born 2 October 1941) is an Augustinian friar and biblical scholar. He is a

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of the

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, who served as the Bishop of Lancaster in England from 2009 to 2018.

Life

Campbell was born in

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, in

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, in 1941 and entered the Order of St. Augustine around 1960. He was educated at

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(BA) and

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(MA Biblical Studies). He professed solemn

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as a full and permanent member of the Order on 17 September 1966. He was

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as a

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at the chapel of Austin Friars School in the city of

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on 16 September 1971. In 2008, Campbell was appointed by

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as the

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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

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. 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.

Works

* ''A Shoot from the Stock of Jesse'' (2006) * ''Mary, Woman of Prayer'' (2007) * ''A Time to Seek the Lord'' (2008) * ''The Greatest of These is Love'' (2008) * ''The Way of the Cross with Saint Paul'' (2009) * ''You will be My Witnesses'' (2011)

References

Morecambe TodayMichael Campbell's Blog

External links

St.Paul's
{{DEFAULTSORT:Campbell, Michael 1941 births Living people People from Larne Augustinian friars Alumni of King's College London Alumni of University College Dublin English biblical scholars Roman Catholic biblical scholars Roman Catholic bishops of Lancaster 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in England Augustinian bishops Christian clergy from County Antrim