Bob Hardy (bishop)

The Right Reverend

Bob Hardy

CBE
The Right Reverend; Bob Hardy; CBE
Bishop of Lincoln
Church	Church of England
Diocese	Diocese of Lincoln
In office	1987–2001
Predecessor	Simon Phipps
Successor	John Saxbee
Other post(s)	Honorary assistant bishop in Carlisle (2001–2021); Bishop to HM Prisons (1985–2001); Bishop of Maidstone (1980–1987)
Orders
Ordination	1962 (deacon) ; 1963 (priest)
Consecration	1980
Personal details
Born	5 October 1936
Died	9 April 2021 (aged 84)
Denomination	Anglican
Parents	Harold & Monica
Spouse	Isobel Burch (m. 1970)
Children	2 sons; 1 daughter
Alma mater	Clare College, Cambridge

Robert Maynard Hardy CBE^[1]^[2] (5 October 1936 – 9 April 2021) was an Anglican bishop in the Church of England.^[3]

^ BBC reports award
^ The Independent – Blue murder in the cathedral: At Lincoln... (Accessed 11 November 2013)
^ Daily Telegraph Issue no 51,625 dated Monday 10 May 2021 Obituary p25: "The Right Reverend Robert Hardy- Popular Bishop of Lincoln whose pastoral skills were tested by conflict with the cathedral chaper"