Michael Campbell (bishop)

The Right Reverend Michael G. Campbell OSA
Bishop of Lancaster
Province	Liverpool
Diocese	Lancaster
See	Lancaster
Appointed	12 February 2008
Installed	1 May 2009
Predecessor	Patrick O’Donoghue
Other posts	Coadjutor bishop (2008-2009)
Orders
Ordination	16 September 1971
Consecration	31 March 2008 by Patrick O’Donoghue
Personal details
Born	(1941-10-02) 2 October 1941 Larne, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Nationality	British
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Motto	Ecce nova facio omnia
Coat of arms	Michael G. Campbell OSA's coat of arms

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.

Life

Bishop 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. For this office he was ordained a bishop by the then Bishop of Lancaster, Patrick O'Donoghue. He succeeded Bishop O'Donoghue on 1 May 2009.

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 Today
• Michael Campbell's Blog

External links

• St.Paul's

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Patrick O'Donoghue	Bishop of Lancaster 2009–Present	Incumbent