Donald Campbell (bishop)
Donald Alphonsus Campbell (1894–1963) was a Scottish prelate who served as the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Glasgow from 1945 to 1963.[1]
Born in Bohunhin, Glen Roy, Inverness-shire on 8 December 1894, he was ordained to the priesthood on 3 April 1920. He was appointed the Bishop of the Diocese of Argyll and the Isles by the Holy See on 5 October 1939, and consecrated to the Episcopate on 14 December 1939. The principal consecrator was Archbishop Andrew Thomas McDonald of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, and the principal co-consecrators were Bishop George Henry Bennett of Aberdeen and Bishop William Henry Mellon of Galloway.[1]
Six years later, he was translated to the Metropolitan see of Glasgow as archbishop on 6 January 1945.[1] In 1952, Archbishop Campbell described Marshal Tito as a "modern Nero".[2] He attended the first session of the Second Vatican Council in 1962.[1]
He died in office on 22 July 1963, aged 68.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Archbishop Donald Alphonsus Campbell". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
- ↑ "The Guest of Dishonor". TIME Magazine. 29 December 1952.
| Catholic Church titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Donald Martin |
Bishop of Argyll and the Isles 1939–1945 |
Succeeded by Kenneth Grant |
| Preceded by Donald Mackintosh |
Archbishop of Glasgow 1945–1963 |
Succeeded by James Donald Scanlan |