▁position ▁until ▁ 1 6 0 7 , ▁a ▁year ▁before ▁his ▁death . ▁ ▁Acc ession ▁and ▁al ien ation ▁A ▁native ▁of ▁Ath oll ▁and ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁E ó in ▁Ca im be ul ▁( S ir ▁John ▁Campbell ), ▁la ird ▁of ▁Ar dk ing las , ▁he ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 6 th ▁century . ▁During ▁the ▁minor ity ▁of ▁King ▁James ▁VI ▁of ▁Scotland , ▁Alexander ' s ▁brother ▁Se am us ▁Ca im be ul ▁( James ▁Campbell ▁of ▁Ar dk ing lass ), ▁became ▁compt roller . ▁ ▁Still ▁a ▁minor , ▁on ▁ 6 ▁May ▁ 1 5 6 6 , ▁at ▁the ▁inst ig ation ▁of ▁G ille as ba ig ▁Ca im be ul , ▁the ▁Protest ant ▁Earl ▁of ▁Ar gy ll , ▁Al as da ir ▁Ca im be ul ▁was ▁put ▁to ▁the ▁vac ant ▁bishop ric ▁of ▁Bre chin . ▁Crown ▁nom ination ▁to ▁the ▁pap acy ▁was ▁sent ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁July ▁ 1 5 6 6 , ▁and ▁although ▁Ca im be ul ▁was ▁acting ▁with ▁a ▁bishop ' s ▁authority ▁almost ▁immediately , ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁proof ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁received ▁consec r ation ▁until ▁he ▁is ▁clearly ▁represented ▁as ▁consec r ated - bishop ▁in ▁a ▁document ▁d ating ▁to ▁ 2 3 ▁July ▁ 1 5 6 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁ear l ' s ▁purpose ▁in ▁pushing ▁his ▁young ▁k ins man ▁into ▁the ▁bishop ric ▁was ▁made