Edmund Campion (born 1933 in

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) is an Australian

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priest and historian. He was educated at

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and the

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, where he was editor of the student newspaper

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in 1953. He completed a Master of Arts at the

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and theological studies at the

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. He was ordained a priest in 1961 and after curacies at several Sydney parishes including St Mary's Cathedral was appointed a lecturer in history at the Catholic Institute of Sydney, later becoming Professor of History there. He spoke against Australian involvement in the

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and in the 1970s was active in residents' action groups in

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. His books on

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combine a personal point of view with discussions of the wider social context and the impact of Australian Catholics in many fields. Campion was chairman of the judging panel for the inaugural Pascall Prize for Australian Critic of the Year in 1988. He was awarded an honorary doctorate of letters by the University of Sydney in 2005.

Books

* 1980, ''John Henry Newman: Friends, allies, bishops, Catholics'', Melbourne: Dove Communications, * 1982, ''Rockchoppers: Growing up Catholic in Australia'', Ringwood, Vic: Penguin, ; * 1987, ''Australian Catholics'', Ringwood, Vic: Viking, * 1994, ''A Place in the City'', Ringwood, Vic: Penguin, * 1996 (edited), ''Catholic Voices: Best Australian Catholic writing'', Melbourne: David Lovell Publishing, * 1997, ''Great Australian Catholics'', Ringwood, Vic: David Lovell Publishing, ; * 2003,
Lines of My Life: Journal of a year
', Camberwell, Vic: Penguin, ; * 2009, ''

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: priest of Redfern'', Kew East: David Lovell Publishing, * 2014,
Australian Catholic Lives
', Kew East, Vic: David Lovell Publishing, * 2016,
Swifty: A life of Yvonne Swift
', Sydney: NewSouth Publishing, * 2021,
Then and Now: Australian Catholic experiences
', Adelaide: ATF Press,

References

1933 births Living people People educated at Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview Australian historians Australian Roman Catholic priests University of Sydney alumni {{Australia-reli-bio-stub