Neil Campbell, M.A. | |
Birth Date: | circa 1590 |
Death Date: | circa 1643–1647 |
Church: | Church of Scotland |
Education: | University of Glasgow |
Spouse: | Jean Boyd |
Parents: | Neil Campbell |
Neil Campbell, M.A. (Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic: Niall Caimbeul) (c.1590 – c.1643/47) was a Scottish clergyman who served in the Church of Scotland as the Bishop of the Isles from 1633 to 1638.[1]
The son of Neil Campbell, Bishop of Argyll, he was educated at the University of Glasgow, obtaining a Master of Arts degree in 1607.[2] He became the minister of Glassary, Argyll in 1611,[3] and married Jean, daughter of Adam Boyd (son of Thomas Boyd, 6th Lord Boyd) in 1620.[2]
He was elected the bishop of the diocese of the Isles on 17 December 1633 and was confirmed by King Charles I on 21 January 1634.[1] [2] He was deprived of the see by the General Assembly on 13 December 1638.[1] [2]
After having signed the National Covenant and abjured Episcopacy, he was declared capable of the ministry by the Synod on 1 October 1640 and became the minister of Campbeltown on 10 November 1642.[2] [4]
He died sometime between 7 October 1643 and 29 April 1647.[2]