Background
The second of six children, Frederick Campbell was born in Elmira, New York, to Edward and Dorothy Campbell.
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He studied at Saint Lawrence University in Canton, from where he obtained a Bachelor"s degree in History and Foreign Language magna cum laude in 1965, and at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, earning a Master"s (1967) and later doctorate (1973) in History.
Career
He is the eleventh and current Bishop of Columbus. From 1967 to 1969, Campbell taught at the Pontifical College Josephinum in Columbus. He then served as an assistant professor of history at California State University in San Bernardino, California, from 1970 to 1976.
Deciding to pursue the priesthood, he entered Saint Paul Seminary in Saint Paul, Minnesota, in 1976.
Campbell was ordained for the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis by Archbishop John Roach on May 31, 1980. From 1991 to 1994, he was also canonical administrator of John Ireland School in Hopkins.
He then served as pastor of Saint Joseph Church in West Saint Paul until 1999. Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
On March 2, 1999, Campbell was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis and Titular Bishop of Afufenia by Pope John Paul World War II He received his episcopal consecration on the following May 14 from Archbishop Harry Flynn, with Archbishop Roach and Bishop Joseph Carron, C.Pp.S., serving as co-consecrators, at the Cathedral of Saint Paul.
In July 2002, Campbell became rector and vice-president of Saint Paul Seminary.
He served on the seminary"s Board of Trustees, and the Board of Directors for Saint Thomas Academy and for Saint Bernard School. He also served on the Archdiocesan Biology-Medical Ethics Commission and worked with the Office of Marriage and Family Life, the Respect Life Program, and the Office for the Permanent Diaconate. Bishop of Columbus
Campbell was later named the eleventh Bishop of Columbus, Ohio, on October 14, 2004.
Succeeding the retiring James A. Griffin, he was formally installed as Bishop on January 13, 2005.
Instead of suspending the statute of limitations for one year on lawsuits of alleged child sex abuse, the Bishop has proposed establishing a civil registry of those who have been "credibly accused" of abuse. On March 30, 2009, Campbell had his left leg amputated below the knee after doctors diagnosed him with squamous cell carcinoma.
He also had osteomyelitis, an infection, in multiple bones in his foot, and an open wound that would not heal. A full recovery is expected.
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