Niall Caimbeul (bishop)

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Niall Caimbeul
Bishop of Argyll
Church	Roman Catholic Church
See	Diocese of Argyll
In Office	1580–1608
Predecessor	James Hamilton
Successor	Iain Caimbeul (son)
Orders
Consecration	1580
Personal details
Born	unknown unknown
Died	January 1613

Niall Caimbeul (Anglicized: Neil Campbell) (died c. 1613) was the son of Alasdair mac a' Phearsain ("Alexander, son of the parson [MacPherson]"), a member of the Campbells of Carnassarie.^[1]

Niall is probably the Nigellus Campbell who graduated from the University of St Andrews in 1575 as Master of Arts.^[1] The Niall Caimbeul who was recorded as the parson of Kilmartin and precentor of Lismore Cathedral in 1574 is probably Niall too.^[2]

Following the death of James Hamilton in 1580, Niall became Bishop of Argyll.^[1] In March 1588, he examined witnesses in a civil dispute on behalf of the Privy Council, and in the following year the Privy Council placed him in charge of the commission against catholics in Argyll; in August of that year (i.e. 1589), the Moderator of the General Assembly, Patrick Galloway, appointed Niall as one of the Assembly's assessors.^[1]

Niall married the daughter of John Carswell, Bishop of the Isles and Niall's predecessor as parson of Kilmartin.^[1] With this daughter, he had several children. His eldest was Iain Caimbeul, who went on to become his father's successor as Bishop of Argyll; another son, Niall, became Bishop of the Isles.^[1] He had at least four other childrean: Cailean (Colin), Alasdair (Alexander), Domhnall (Donald) and a daughter whose name has not survived.^[1]

Niall resigned his see to his son sometime between January and June 1608; he died in January 1613.^[3]

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g} MacDonald, "Campbell, Neil (d. 1613?)".
2. ^ MacDonald, "Campbell, Neil (d. 1613?)"; Watt, Fasti Ecclesiae, p. 32.
3. ^ MacDonald, "Campbell, Neil (d. 1613?)"; Watt, Fasti Ecclesiae, p. 28.

References

• MacDonald, Alan R., "Campbell, Neil (d. 1613?)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 , accessed 24 Jan 2008
• Watt, D.E.R., Fasti Ecclesiae Scotinanae Medii Aevi ad annum 1638, 2nd Draft, (St Andrews, 1969)

Religious titles
Preceded by James Hamilton	Bishop of Argyll 1580–1608	Succeeded by Iain Caimbeul

Persondata
Name	Caimbeul, Niall
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth
Place of birth	unknown
Date of death	1613
Place of death