The Rev. Barbara Clementine Harris was born June, 12 1930 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was the first woman ordained a bishop in the Anglican Communion.
Harris attended the Philadelphia High School for Girls (Class of 1948). There, she excelled in music and wrote a weekly column for the Philadelphia version of the Pittsburgh Courier called "High School Notes by Bobbi". After graduation, Harris attended the Charles Morris Price School of Advertising and Journalism in Philadelphia where she earned a Certificate in 1950.
Harris later attended Villanova University, the Urban Theology Unit in Sheffield, England,
and also graduated from the Pennsylvania Foundation for Pastoral Counseling. Prior to her ordination to the priesthood, Harris served as head of public relations for the Sun Oil Company.
Harris has long been active in civil rights issues, participating in freedom rides and marches in the 1960s, including the march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, led by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Throughout her various careers, she has been noted for her liberal views and her outspokenness.
Harris later attended Villanova University, the Urban Theology Unit in Sheffield, England,
and also graduated from the Pennsylvania Foundation for Pastoral Counseling. Prior to her ordination to the priesthood, Harris served as head of public relations for the Sun Oil Company.
Harris has long been active in civil rights issues, participating in freedom rides and marches in the 1960s, including the march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, led by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Throughout her various careers, she has been noted for her liberal views and her outspokenness.
