Roy Edward Campbell
Roy Edward Campbell, Jr. | |
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Auxiliary Bishop of Washington Titular Bishop of Ucres | |
Archdiocese | Washington |
Appointed | March 8, 2017 |
Installed | April 21, 2017 |
Other post(s) | Titular Bishop of Ucres |
Orders | |
Ordination | May 26, 2007 by Donald Wuerl |
Consecration | April 21, 2017 by Donald Wuerl, Martin Holley, and Barry Christopher Knestout |
Personal details | |
Born | Pomonkey, Maryland | November 19, 1947
Motto | Do Whatever He Tells You |
Styles of Roy Edward Campbell | |
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Reference style | |
Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Bishop |
Roy Edward Campbell, Jr. (born November 19, 1947) is an American priest of the Catholic Church and serves as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Washington.
Biography[]
On May 26, 2007, Campbell was ordained to the priesthood. Pope Francis appointed Campbell auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Washington on March 8, 2017.[1][2] On April 21, 2017, Campbell was consecrated as a bishop by Donald Wuerl.[3] On March 21, 2019, Campbell was elected president of the National Black Catholic Congress (NBCC), succeeding John Ricard, the retired bishop of the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Pope Names Priest as New Auxiliary Bishop of Washington". Retrieved March 8, 2017.
- ^ "Bishop-elect Roy Edward Campbell, Jr". Retrieved March 8, 2017.
- ^ Zimmermann, Mark (21 April 2017). "Bishop Roy Campbell ordained as auxiliary bishop for Washington". Archdiocese of Washington. Catholic Standard. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- ^ Szczepanowski, Richard (21 March 2019). "Bishop Campbell elected president of the National Black Catholic Congress". Catholic Standard. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
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Episcopal succession[]
Categories:
- 1947 births
- Living people
- People from Charles County, Maryland
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington
- Catholics from Maryland
- 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in the United States
- African-American Roman Catholic bishops
- Bishops appointed by Pope Francis
- American Roman Catholic bishop stubs