Roy Edward Campbell

Priesthood Roy Campbell was born on November 19, 1947, in Pomonkey, Maryland, to Roy Edward Campbell, Sr. and Julia Ann (Chesley) Campbell. He has three brothers and two sisters. Roy Campbell attended Bruce Elementary Public School and then Shrine of the Sacred Heart School. Campbell graduated from Archbishop Carroll High School in Washington in 1965. Former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick provided Campbell with an exemption for his age. After his 2007 ordination, the archdiocese assigned Campbell as parochial vicar at St. Augustine Catholic Church in Washington. In 2008, Campbell was appointed pastor of Assumption Parish in Washington, then moved in 2010 to serve as pastor of St. Joseph Parish in Largo, Maryland. ==Episcopal career==

Auxiliary Bishop of Washington Pope Francis appointed Campbell as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Washington on March 8, 2017. Campbell was involved in controversy in the fall of 2025 when the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops published—and latter pulled—DEI means God, a reflective essay he wrote concerning the diversity, equity, and inclusion policies of the second Trump administration. On May 1, 2026, Pope Leo XIV accepted his resignation after reaching and surpassing the mandatory retirement age of 75. ==See also==