The Rt Revd Archibald Rollo Graham Campbell CBE (18 February 1903 – 11 April 1978) was an Anglican bishop in the mid-20th century.
Graham Campbell was educated at Eton and King's College, Cambridge and after a period of study at Cuddesdon College was ordained deacon in 1926 and priest in 1927. His career began with a curacy of St John, Middlesbrough. Next he was an Assistant Master at his old school and then Vicar of St Paul, King Cross. From 1942 until 1948 he was Fellow, Dean and Chaplain of his old college. In 1948 he became Anglican Bishop of Colombo, a post he held for 16 years. He was then Rector of Kislingbury until his retirement in 1968. He died as the result of injuries sustained in a snowstorm car crash.
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
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Preceded byCecil Douglas Horsley | Bishop of Colombo 1948 – 1964 |
Succeeded byCharles Harold Wilfred de Soysa |
Bishops of Colombo | |
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- 1903 births
- People educated at Eton College
- Alumni of Ripon College Cuddesdon
- Anglican bishops of Colombo
- 20th-century Anglican bishops in Asia
- 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