Michael Campbell (Bishop)

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Michael Gregory Campbell OSA (born October 2, 1941 in Larne ) is a Northern Irish religious and emeritus Roman Catholic Bishop of Lancaster .

Life

Michael Gregory Campbell joined the Congregation of the Augustinian in, put the profession on September 17, 1966, and received on 16 September 1971, the priestly ordination .

Pope Benedict XVI appointed him on February 12, 2008 Coadjutor Bishop of Lancaster . The Bishop of Lancaster, Patrick O'Donoghue , ordained him episcopal on March 31 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were Brian Michael Noble , Bishop of Shrewsbury , and Patrick Kelly , Archbishop of Liverpool .

With Patrick O'Donoghue's retirement , he succeeded him on May 1, 2009 as Bishop of Lancaster. Pope Francis accepted his age-related resignation on February 12, 2018.

Web links

Our Bishop on the Lancaster Diocese website
Entry to Michael Campbell on catholic-hierarchy.org

Individual evidence

^ Nomina del Vescovo di Lancaster (Inghilterra) e nomina del successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , February 12, 2018, accessed February 12, 2018 (Italian).

predecessor	Office	successor
Patrick O'Donoghue	Bishop of Lancaster 2009-2018	Paul Swarbrick

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SURNAME	Campbell, Michael
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Campbell, Michael Gregory
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Northern Irish clergyman, emeritus Roman Catholic Bishop of Lancaster
DATE OF BIRTH	October 2, 1941
PLACE OF BIRTH	Larne

[1] Nomina del Vescovo di Lancaster (Inghilterra) e nomina del successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , February 12, 2018, accessed February 12, 2018 (Italian).