Early life The second of six children, Frederick Campbell was born on August 5, 1943, in
Elmira,
New York, to Edward and Dorothy Campbell. He studied at
St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York, obtaining a Bachelor of Foreign Language degree
magna cum laude in 1965. In 1967, Campbell received a master's degree at
Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, and in 1973 a Doctor of History degree. After his ordination, Campbell served as an associate pastor at St. Charles Borromeo Parish in
St. Anthony, Minnesota, until 1987, and then as
pastor of St. John the Evangelist Parish in
Hopkins, Minnesota, from 1987 to 1994. He was
installed on January 13, 2005, by Archbishop
Daniel Pilarczyk. In 2005, Campbell proposed the establishment of a
civil registry of priests from the diocese who had been "credibly accused" of
sexual abuse. Campbell testified in 2006 against a proposed law in the
Ohio General Assembly that would have allowed a 20-year
statute of limitations 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. In May 2007, Campbell suffered a minor
heart attack. On March 30, 2009, doctors
amputated his left leg below the knee after diagnosing him with
squamous cell carcinoma. He also had
osteomyelitis in multiple bones in his foot, and an open wound that would not readily heal. After Heidtman filed suit, two other students came forward with accusations again Bennett. The diocese settled the lawsuit with Heidtman in 2020 for $1 million.
Retirement and legacy Pope Francis accepted Campbell's letter of resignation as bishop of Columbus on January 31, 2019. Campbell was subsequently appointed
apostolic administrator for the diocese and remained in that role until the installation of Bishop
Robert J. Brennan as his replacement on March 29, 2019. As of 2022, Campbell was still serving in the diocese and as a professor at the Pontifical College Josephinum, teaching primarily history. ==References==