Charles Amyand Harris (1813–1874) was a priest in the Church of England and Bishop of Gibraltar.
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Family
Harris was born at Christchurch, Hampshire, on 4 August 1813. He was the third son of James Edward Harris, 2nd Earl of Malmesbury and Harriet Susan Dashwood. His elder brother was James Harris, 3rd Earl of Malmesbury.
Life
Harris matriculated from Oriel College, Oxford on 5 May 1831; he graduated with a B.A. in 1835, followed by an M.A. in 1837. He was a fellow of All Souls' College from 1835 to 1837. In 1834 he was entered as a student of the Inner Temple but, changing his mind, was ordained as a deacon in 1836 and as a priest in 1837.
On 20 May 1837, he married Katherine Lucia, youngest daughter of Sir Edward O'Brien, 4th Baronet. They had one son, James Edward Harris, who died in childhood.
He acted as rector of Shaftesbury, Dorset, during 1839–40. In 1840 he was appointed to the rectory of Wilton in Wiltshire, which had attached to it the rectory of Bulbridge and the vicarage of Ditchampton. On 16 August 1841 he was nominated prebendary of Chardstock in Salisbury Cathedral, and made a domestic chaplain to the bishop of the diocese. In 1841 he wrote the sermon One Rule and One Mind.