Robert L. Harris

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The Right Reverend

Robert LeRoy Harris

D.D.
Bishop of Marquette
Church Episcopal Church
Diocese Marquette
ElectedOctober 6, 1917
In office1919–1929
Predecessor G. Mott Williams
Successor Hayward S. Ablewhite
Orders
Ordination1900
by  William Andrew Leonard
ConsecrationFebruary 7, 1918
by  Daniel S. Tuttle
Personal details
Born(1874-02-12)February 12, 1874
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
DiedFebruary 6, 1948(1948-02-06) (aged 73)
San Diego, California, United States
Buried San Diego
Nationality American
Denomination Anglican
ParentsEli Clark Harris & Susan Ann Shaw
Spouse
Kathryn Brandon
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(m. 1897;died 1908)​

Annie Reynolds Macomber
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(m. 1911)​
Children2
Previous post(s)Coadjutor Bishop of Marquette (1918-1919)
Alma mater Kenyon College

Robert LeRoy Harris (February 12, 1874 - February 6, 1948) was an American prelate of the Episcopal Church, who served as the second Bishop of Marquette from 1919 until 1929. [1]

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Early life and education

Harris was born on February 12, 1874, in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of Eli Clark Harris and Susan Ann Shaw. He studied at Kenyon College, graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1896, a Master of Arts in 1911, and earned a Doctor of Divinity in 1918. He also attended Bexley Hall from where he earned a Bachelor of Divinity in 1899. Harris married Kathryn Brandon on August 25, 1897. After Kathryn's death in 1908, he married Annie Reynolds Macomber on January 2, 1911. [2]

Ordained ministry

Harries was ordained deacon in 1899 and priest in 1900 by Bishop William Andrew Leonard of Ohio. He served as rector of Calvary Church in Toledo, Ohio (1899-1901); rector of St Paul's Church in Newport, Kentucky (1901-1904); rector of Grace Church in Cincinnati, Ohio (1904–06); rector of St Mark's Church in Cheyenne, Wyoming (1906-1909); and rector of St Mark's Church in Toledo, Ohio (1909-1918). [3]

Bishop

In 1917, Harris was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Marquette, and was consecrated on February 7, 1918, by Presiding Bishop Daniel S. Tuttle. He succeeded as diocesan in October 1919, and resigned in 1929. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "HARRIS, ROBERT LEROY". Who's who in the Clergy. 1: 490. 1941.
  2. ↑ "Harris, Robert LeRoy". American Church Almanac and Year Book: 46. 1921.
  3. ↑ "HARRIS, Rt. Rev. ROBERT LEROY". Religious Leaders of America. 2: 492. 1941.
  4. ↑ "Harris, Robert LeRoy". Stowe's Clerical Directory of the American Episcopal Church: 121. 1941.


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