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Rollo Graham Campbell

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The Rt. Revd. Archibald Rollo Graham Campbell CBE (18 February 1903 – 11 April 1978) was an Anglican bishop in the mid-20th century.[1]

Graham Campbell was born in London, the son of Rollo F. Graham-Campbell.[2] He was educated at Eton[3] and King's College, Cambridge, and after a period of study at Cuddesdon College was ordained deacon in 1926 and priest in 1927.[4] His career began with a curacy of St John, Middlesbrough.[5] Next he was an Assistant Master at his old school and then Vicar of St Paul's, King Cross.[6] From 1942 until 1948 he was Fellow, Dean and Chaplain of his old college. In 1948 he became Anglican Bishop of Colombo,[7] a post he held for 16 years.[8] He was then Rector of Kislingbury until his retirement in 1968. He died as the result of injuries sustained in a snowstorm car crash.[9]

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