The Very Reverend Andrew Campbell | |
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Church | St. Jude Catholic Church, Korkordzor, New Weija |
Province | Accra |
Diocese | Accra |
Successor | Incumbent |
Orders | |
Ordination | December 1970 |
Personal details | |
Born | Andrew Campbell 27 March 1946 |
Nationality | Ghanaian and Irish |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Clergyman |
Rev. Fr. Andrew Campbell (born March 27, 1946) is an Irish- Ghanaian catholic missionary, founder of Lepers Aid Committee and parish priest of Christ the King Catholic Church in Accra. [1] [2] [3] Born in Dublin, Ireland, he had his early education at Sisters of Charity School and de la Salle Primary School in Ireland. In October 1970, he obtained a Bachelor of Divinity from St. Patrick's College. [1]
Andrew was ordained as a catholic priest in December 1970, he was posted to Ghana as a missionary priest under The Society of the Divine Word a year after. [4]
He has served in many catholic Parishes in Accra, including Holy Spirit Cathedral, Adabraka, St, Peter's Parish, Osu, Sacred Heart Parish Accra, where he established the Sacred Heart Vocational Institute. [5] He founded the Lepers Aid committee in 1993 to care for persons with leprosy. [6] The NGO has established and run leprosariums in Weija, Ho, Nkanchina and Kokofu. [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] He has also founded The Christ The King Soup Kitchen. [12]
In 2013, Andrews Campbell acquired Ghanaian citizenship. [1] He also acquired Nii Lantey as his local name.
He has received several honors due to his humanitarian activities.
Role/ Awards | Institution | Reference |
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Grand Medal Honorary Division | Government of Ghana (2001) | [5] |
Chairman - Advisory Board | Princess Marie Louise Children's Hospital | [13] |
Humanitarian Personality of the Year | 2018 Made In Ghana Awards (MIGA) | [14] |
Humanitarian Lifetime Achievement Award | 2017 National Philanthropy Forum and Excellence Awards | [15] |
Humanitarian Award | 2020 Exclusive Men of the Year Africa Awards (EMY Awards) | [16] |
The Very Reverend Andrew Campbell | |
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Church | St. Jude Catholic Church, Korkordzor, New Weija |
Province | Accra |
Diocese | Accra |
Successor | Incumbent |
Orders | |
Ordination | December 1970 |
Personal details | |
Born | Andrew Campbell 27 March 1946 |
Nationality | Ghanaian and Irish |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Clergyman |
Rev. Fr. Andrew Campbell (born March 27, 1946) is an Irish- Ghanaian catholic missionary, founder of Lepers Aid Committee and parish priest of Christ the King Catholic Church in Accra. [1] [2] [3] Born in Dublin, Ireland, he had his early education at Sisters of Charity School and de la Salle Primary School in Ireland. In October 1970, he obtained a Bachelor of Divinity from St. Patrick's College. [1]
Andrew was ordained as a catholic priest in December 1970, he was posted to Ghana as a missionary priest under The Society of the Divine Word a year after. [4]
He has served in many catholic Parishes in Accra, including Holy Spirit Cathedral, Adabraka, St, Peter's Parish, Osu, Sacred Heart Parish Accra, where he established the Sacred Heart Vocational Institute. [5] He founded the Lepers Aid committee in 1993 to care for persons with leprosy. [6] The NGO has established and run leprosariums in Weija, Ho, Nkanchina and Kokofu. [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] He has also founded The Christ The King Soup Kitchen. [12]
In 2013, Andrews Campbell acquired Ghanaian citizenship. [1] He also acquired Nii Lantey as his local name.
He has received several honors due to his humanitarian activities.
Role/ Awards | Institution | Reference |
---|---|---|
Grand Medal Honorary Division | Government of Ghana (2001) | [5] |
Chairman - Advisory Board | Princess Marie Louise Children's Hospital | [13] |
Humanitarian Personality of the Year | 2018 Made In Ghana Awards (MIGA) | [14] |
Humanitarian Lifetime Achievement Award | 2017 National Philanthropy Forum and Excellence Awards | [15] |
Humanitarian Award | 2020 Exclusive Men of the Year Africa Awards (EMY Awards) | [16] |