Frederick Francis Campbell (born August 5, 1943) is an American

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of the Roman

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. Campbell served as bishop of the

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in Ohio from 2005 to 2019 and as an auxiliary bishop of the

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in Minnesota from 1999 to 2004.

Biography

Early life

The second of six children, Frederick Campbell was born on August 5, 1943, in Elmira,

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, to Edward and Dorothy Campbell. He studied at St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York, obtaining a Bachelor of Foreign Language degree ''

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'' in 1965. In 1967, Campbell received a master's degree at

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in Columbus, Ohio, and in 1973 a Doctor of History degree. From 1967 to 1969, Campbell taught at the

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. In 1970, he was appointed an assistant professor of history at

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in San Bernardino, California. Campbell decided to pursue the priesthood in 1976, entering St. Paul Seminary in Minnesota.

Priesthood

Campbell was

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to the priesthood for the

by Archbishop John Roach on May 31, 1980. After ordination, Campbell served as an associate pastor at St. Charles Borromeo Parish in St. Anthony, Minnesota, until 1987, and then as

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of St. John the Evangelist Parish in

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, from 1987 to 1994. From 1991 to 1994, Campbell was also canonical administrator of John Ireland School in Hopkins. He then served as pastor of St. Joseph Parish in

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until 1999.

Auxiliary Bishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis

On March 2, 1999,

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appointed Campbell as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis and Titular Bishop of

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. He was installed and consecrated on May 14, 1999, by Archbishop Harry Flynn, with Roach and Bishop Joseph Carron serving as co-consecrators, at the Cathedral of St. Paul in St. Paul, Minnesota. In July 2002, Campbell became rector and

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in St. Paul He served on the seminary's board of trustees and as a board member for St. Thomas Academy in Mendota Heights, Minnesota and St. Bernard School in St. Paul. Campbell also served on the archdiocesan Bio-Medical Ethics Commission and worked with the Office of Marriage and Family Life, the Respect Life Program, and the Office for the

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Bishop of Columbus

On October 14, 2004. John Paul II appointed Campbell as the eleventh bishop of the Diocese of Columbus. He was installed on January 13, 2005, by Archbishop Harry Flynn. In 2005, Campbell proposed the establishment of a

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of priests from the diocese of Columbus who had been "credibly accused" of

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. Campbell spoke out in 2006 against a proposed law in the

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that would have allowed a 20-year

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for sexual abuse cases. In his testimony to the legislature, Campbell claimed that the 20-year for prosecution window wasn't fair and would curtail the church's charitable work. In the end, the Assembly passed the legislation with a 10-year window. On March 30, 2009, Campbell had his left leg

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below the knee after doctors diagnosed him with

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. He also had

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, an

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, in multiple bones in his foot, and an open wound that would not heal. On August 17, 2018, Campbell and the Diocese of Columbus were named in a $2 million lawsuit by Kevin Heidtman, a former student at St. Charles Preparatory School in Columbus. Heidtman alleged that he was sexually molested on at least six separate occasions at the school by Monsignor Thomas Bennett between 2002 and 2003. Bennett died in 2008. The lawsuit alleged that the defendants, including Campbell, became aware of Bennett's alleged molestation of the student, but failed to take any action

https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/former-st-charles-student-files-lawsuit-claims-he-was-sexually-abused-by-priest/] After Heidtman filed suit, two other students came forward with accusations again Bennett. On February 8, 2019, Heidtman's attorney filed a motion to force the diocese to release all their sexual abuse files; the Diocese opposed it. On March 1, 2019, the Diocese released a list of priests with sexual abuse allegations.

Retirement and legacy

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accepted Campbell's letter of resignation as bishop of the Diocese of Columbus on January 31, 2019. Campbell was subsequently appointed

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for the diocese and remained in that role until the installation of Bishop Robert J. Brennan as the new Bishop of Columbus on March 29, 2019.New Bishop Appointed for the Diocese of Columbus following resignation of Bishop Fredrick Campbell
/ref> Campbell continues to serve in the diocese and is a professor at the Pontifical College Josephinum, teaching primarily history.

References

External links

Roman Catholic Diocese of Columbus Official Site

Episcopal succession

{{DEFAULTSORT:Campbell, Frederick F. 1943 births Roman Catholic bishops of Columbus St. Lawrence University alumni Ohio State University Graduate School alumni California State University, San Bernardino faculty Pontifical College Josephinum faculty University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) alumni Living people People from Elmira, New York 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the United States 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in the United States American amputees Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis Religious leaders from Minnesota Catholics from New York (state)