Colin Campbell (New Zealand bishop)

Colin David Campbell (born 21 September 1941) is a New Zealand Roman Catholic bishop. He was the sixth bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dunedin from 2004 until 2018, when he reached the retirement age of 75. He is currently the interim Rector of Holy Cross Seminary in Auckland.^[1]

Campbell was born in Otautau, New Zealand and educated at St Therese's Convent School in Invercargill (Dominican sisters) and at Marist Brothers' Primary and Marist Brothers' High schools, Invercargill, before training as a priest at Holy Name Seminary, Christchurch, and Holy Cross College, Mosgiel. He carried out further studies in London and Trier, Germany. He has a B.A. degree from Massey University.

Campbell was ordained a priest in Dunedin by Bishop Kavanagh on 27 June 1966. He was assistant priest at St. Joseph's Cathedral, Dunedin and at Tainui (1967), in Mornington (1970–72), St. Joseph's Cathedral (1972), in Invercargill 1973–1977, and in Georgetown (1977–79). He was parish priest at Bluff (1979–86), St. Joseph's Cathedral (1986-92), at Green Island (1992–95), at Waikiwi (1995-2000) and rector at Holy Cross Seminary, Auckland (2001–04).

Campbell was appointed the sixth Bishop of Dunedin by Pope John Paul II on 29 April 2004. He was then ordained by his predecessor, Leonard Anthony Boyle, at Dunedin's Town Hall on 9 July 2004.

Campbell's resignation as Bishop of Dunedin was accepted by Pope Francis on 22 February 2018 and his successor, Michael Dooley, was appointed on the same day.^[2]

• The Catholic Diocese of Dunedin website, Bishop of Dunedin Most Reverend Colin David Campbell DD (Retrieved 18 January 2011)
• Bishop Colin David Campbell, Catholic Hierarchy website (Retrieved 18 January 2011)