Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Campeggio, Lorenzo (c.1472-1539) Cardinal , canonist, ecclesiastical diplomat, and reformer, born Bologna , Italy ; died Rome, Italy . After the death of his wife, 1509 , he entered the ecclesiastical state and was appointed Bishop of Feltre, 1512, and auditor of the Rota. He was nominated cardinal , 1517 , while in Germany on … Continue reading “Campeggio, Lorenzo”

Campeggio, Giovanni Battista an Italian prelate, was a grandson of Lorenzo. By his talents he obtained the episcopacy of Majorca. He opened the Council of Trent, Dec. 13, 1545, by a speech entitled De Tuenda Religione, published at Venice in 1561. See Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Campeggio We notice two other members of this family. 1. ALESSANDRO, son of Lorenzo, was born at Bologne in 1504. He was educated by the most learned men of Italy, and appointed, in 1526, by pope Clement VII as his father’s successor in the bishopric of Bologna The ninth and tenth sessions of the Tridentine … Continue reading “Campeggio”

Campeche Diocese in the State of Campeche, Republic of Mexico, suffragan of the Archdiocese of Yucatan (see Yucatan). It was created 24 March, 1895, by division of the Diocese of Yucatan. Its territory includes the western portion of the Peninsula of Yucatan, and in the north is mainly a plain, from which rise the heights … Continue reading “Campeche”

Campe, Joachim Heinrich a German clergyman and author, was born in 1746 at Deensen, in Brunswick: became, in 1773, military chaplain at Potsdam; in 1776, director of an educational institution in Dessau. In 1777 he established his own educational school at Trittow, near Hamburg, which he sold in 1783. In 1787 he was appointed school-councillor … Continue reading “Campe, Joachim Heinrich”

Campbellism SEE DISCIPLES OF CHRIST. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Campbell, William J a colored Baptist minister’ was born in 1812. He was baptized by the celebrated Andrew Marshall. and was licensed to preach by the First Colored Church in Savannah, Ga. On the death of Mr. Marshall he became his successor, in 1856, and, by his efforts, a new house of worship was built, … Continue reading “Campbell, William J”

Campbell, William Henry, D.D a Dutch Reformed minister and educator, was born at Baltimore, Maryland, September 14, 1808. He graduated from Dickinson College in 1828, and studied in Princeton Seminary. He entered the pastorate in 1831, but in 1833 he became principal of Erasmus Hall, Flatbush, L.I. He was pastor again from 1839 to 1848, … Continue reading “Campbell, William Henry, D.D”

Campbell, William Graham, D.D an Irish Wesleyan preacher, was born near Sligo in 1805. He was converted in 1822, and soon began preaching, his first regular appointment being the Killeshandren Circuit in 1831, and he spent twenty-five years of great power in the general work. He died February 24, 1885. See Minutes of the British … Continue reading “Campbell, William Graham, D.D”

Campbell, William Graham a Presbyterian minister, was born in Rockbridge County, Va., July. 27, 1799. His early education was received chiefly at a classical school in that county. He graduated at Washington College, Va., in 1825; then spent one session as tutor in the college; entered Princeton Theological Seminary in the fall of 1825, sand. … Continue reading “Campbell, William Graham”