Fr. Theodore Charles Campbell

Fr. Theodore C. Campbell, age 81 of Plymouth, MN, passed away on Friday, September 18, 2026, at Methodist Hospital, St. Louis Park, MN.

Theodore C. Campbell was born on March 16, 1945, in Elmira, New York to parents Edward H. Campbell, Sr. and Dorothy Wisnewski Campbell. He graduated from Elmira Southside High School. He attended seminary at St. Paul’s College at the Catholic University of America and was ordained for the Missionary Society of St. Paul the Apostle (The Paulists) on April 29, 1972 in New York City. He was assigned by the Paulist’s to St. Lawrence in Minneapolis and began the process of incardination to the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, serving as a Parochial Vicar at St. Pius in White Bear Lake and St. Columba in St. Paul. Fr. Campbell was named as pastor of the Church of the Good Shepherd in Golden Valley, MN in 1983 and served there for 31 years prior to his retirement. He assisted a number of parishes throughout the archdiocese in his years of retirement. Fr. Campbell was a member of the Knights of Columbus and a Knight of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem.

Fr. Campbell is survived by his siblings; Bishop Frederick F. Campbell of Columbus, Ohio; brothers Jeffrey and Adam Campbell and sister Marie Sterling, all of the Phoenix AZ, area. He was preceded in death by his parents Edward and Dorothy Campbell, and brother Edward Campbell Jr.

Concelebrated Mass of Christian Burial 12 noon Saturday, October 3, 2026, at the Church of the Good Shepherd, 145 Jersey Ave S., Golden Valley, MN. Visitation Friday October 2, 5-7 PM, with Solemn Vespers, 6:30 PM at Good Shepherd Church, as well as 10:30 AM –11:45 AM Saturday at church prior to Mass. Interment at Resurrection Cemetery, Mendota Heights, MN. Memorials preferred to the Cathedral of St. Paul Restoration Fund, 239 Selby Ave., St. Paul MN, 55102.