Rollo Graham Campbell
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The Rt Revd Archibald Rollo Graham Campbell CBE (18 February 1903 - 11 April 1978) was an Anglican Bishop in the mid 20th century.[1]
Graham-Campbell was educated at Eton [2] and King’s College, Cambridge and ordained after a period of study at Ripon College Cuddesdon in 1927.[3] His career began with a curacy of St John, Middlesbrough.[4] Next he was an Assistant Master at his old school and then Vicar of St Paul, King Cross.[5] From 1942 until 1948 he was Fellow, Dean and Chaplain of his old college. In 1948 he became Bishop of Colombo,[6] a post he held for 16 years.[7] He was then Rector of Kislingbury until his retirement in 1968. He died as the result of injuries sustained in a snowstorm car crash.[8]
References
- ↑ Chiesa Anglicana in Ceylon
- ↑ “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
- ↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory1940-41 Oxford, OUP,1941
- ↑ Photos of church
- ↑ Church web site
- ↑ The Times, Tuesday, Jul 06, 1948; pg. 4; Issue 51116; col E New Bishop of Colombo
- ↑ The Times, Thursday, Oct 29, 1964; pg. 10; Issue 56155; col E News
- ↑ Burton Latimer Heritage Society
| Church of England titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Bishop of Colombo 1948 – 1964 |
Succeeded by Charles Harold Wilfred de Soysa |
- 1903 births
- People educated at Eton College
- Alumni of Ripon College Cuddesdon
- Anglican deans
- Bishops of Colombo
- 20th-century Anglican bishops
- Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
- 1978 deaths
- Alumni of King's College, Cambridge
- Fellows of King's College, Cambridge
- British expatriates in Sri Lanka
- College chaplains of the University of Cambridge
- Accidental deaths in England
