Charity registration No. SC002876   Sunday July 25th. 2010 Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Main Menu Notices Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 ne of the outstanding members of the Scottish  Hierarchy in the post-war period was  Archbishop Campbell from Bohuntine. He had  the vision to see that  the world was  changing  rapidly from its old ways, and he rose to the  challenge  by his leadership to ensure that the faithful of his  Archdiocese were cared for by building new Catholic  schools, erecting new churches in the large satellite housing  schemes which had an ever increasing Catholic population,  and introducing so many other pastoral developments for  the needs of his people. Under his guidance, the vast Archdiocese, which he had  looked after with such skilful and pastoral care, was  divided into three dioceses—Glasgow, Motherwell and  Paisley, with two new bishops, which made one realise the  incredible responsibility he had for  thousands of souls. No  doubt the stress and his tireless work contributed to his  early death.  Previous to being appointed to Glasgow, he was elected  Bishop of Argyll and the Isles in succession to Bishop  Martin, and took up residence in the Bishop’s  House. Oban. During the war years, Oban was one the  busiest military areas in the country, and  a most important  base for the navy and  air force.  The convoys heading for America to bring back food and  resources, gathered in the highland lochs in Argyllshire  under the command  of the headquarters  in Oban, and then. accompanied by Sunderland and Catalina flying boats to  safeguard them for as long as they could from U-boats,  headed for Iceland and then dashed across the Atlantic. The  Archbishop had to assure that the large number of military  personnel deployed in the area were able to assist at mass  and receive the sacraments, for sadly many of them were to  lose their lives in action.   The Cathedral lay unfinished because of the onset   >>>>  An Appreciation of the late Archbishop Campbell The Most Reverend Donald Alphonsus Campbell former Archbishop of Glasgow, died  in Lourdes, July 22, 1963