Patrick Harris

{{Short description|British bishop (1934–2020)}}

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{{Infobox Christian leader

| honorific-prefix = The Rt Revd

| name = Patrick Harris

| honorific-suffix =

| title = Bishop of Southwell

| diocese = Diocese of Southwell

| term = 1988–1999

| predecessor = Michael Whinney

| successor = George Cassidy

| other_post = Bishop of Northern Argentina (1973–1980)

| ordination = 1960 (deacon); 1961 (priest)

| consecration = 28 May 1973[http://europe.anglican.org/downloads/prayer-diary/prayer-diary-2014a-for-downloading.pdf Diocese in Europe – Prayer Diary, January–June 2014] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140427213615/http://europe.anglican.org/downloads/prayer-diary/prayer-diary-2014a-for-downloading.pdf |date=April 27, 2014 }} (Accessed 27 April 2014)

| birth_date = {{birth date|1934|9|30|df=y}}

| death_date = {{death date and age|2020|12|26|1934|9|30|df=y}}

| religion = Anglican

| parents = Edward Harris & Astrid Kendall

| spouse = Valerie Pilbrow (m. 1968)

| children = 2 sons; 1 daughter

| alma_mater = Keble College, Oxford

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Patrick Burnet Harris (30 September 1934{{snd}}26 December 2020) was a Church of England bishop who served in two episcopal positions.

He was educated at St Albans School and Keble College, Oxford. He trained for ordination at Clifton Theological College.Crockford's Clerical Directory, 1973-74, 85th Edition, p 409. He was ordained deacon in 1960 and priest in 1961 Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black {{ISBN|978-0-7136-8555-8}} and his first post was as a curate at St Ebbe's Church, Oxford[http://www.stebbes.org.uk/ Church website] after which he became a missionary in South America with the South American Mission Society.{{Cite web|url=https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2021/8-january/gazette/deaths/deaths|title=Church Times: Deaths, 8 January 2021|access-date=10 January 2021}} He became the Archdeacon of Salta in 1969 before being ordained to the episcopate four years later as Bishop of Northern Argentina.The Times, Monday, Feb 05, 1973; pg. 7; Issue 58699; col C Church news Bishop of Northern Argentina

After seven years he returned to England firstly as Rector of KirkheatonDebrett's People of Today: Ed Ellis, P (1992, London, Debrett's) {{ISBN|1-870520-09-2}}) and Assistant Bishop of Wakefield (1981–1985); and then Secretary of the Partnership for World MissionCrockford(London, Church House 1995) {{ISBN|0-7151-8088-6}} and Assistant Bishop of Oxford (1986–1988) where he remained until he was appointed Bishop of Southwell, a post he held until his 1999 retirement.

In retirement he served as an assistant bishop in the Diocese of Lincoln (1999–2005), in the Diocese of Gloucester (2005–2017) and in the Diocese in Europe (1999 until his death). He died on 26 December 2020, aged 86.{{Cite web|url=https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2021/8-january/gazette/deaths/deaths|title=Church Times: Deaths, 8 January 2021|access-date=10 January 2021}}