Patrick Burnet Harris (30 September 193426 December 2020) was a

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who served in two episcopal positions. He was educated at St Albans School and

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. He trained for ordination at

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. He was

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deacon in 1960 and priest in 1961 and his first post was as a

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after which he became a

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with the

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. He became the

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in 1969 before being ordained to the

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four years later as

Bishop of Northern Argentina The Anglican Church of South America () is the ecclesiastical province of the Anglican Communion that covers six dioceses in the countries of Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay. Formed in 1981, the province has 35,000 members. The ...

. After seven years he returned to

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firstly as Rector of

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and Assistant Bishop of Wakefield (1981–1985); and then

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of the Partnership for World Mission Crockford(London, Church House 1995) and

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(1986–1988) where he remained until he was appointed

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, a post he held until his 1999 retirement. In retirement he served as an

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in the

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(1999–2005), in the

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(2005–2017) and in the

Diocese in Europe The Diocese of Gibraltar in Europe, known simply as the Diocese in Europe (DiE), is a diocese of the Church of England. It was originally formed in 1842 as the Diocese of Gibraltar. It is geographically the largest diocese of the Church of Englan ...

(1999 until his death). He died on 26 December 2020, aged 86.

References

1934 births 2020 deaths People educated at St Albans School, Hertfordshire Alumni of Keble College, Oxford Anglican archdeacons in South America 20th-century Anglican bishops in South America Anglican bishops of Northern Argentina Bishops of Southwell 20th-century Church of England bishops Wolmer's Schools alumni {{ChurchofEngland-bishop-stub