_.The Diocese of Lincoln marks with sadness the death of the Rt Revd Robert (Bob) Hardy, CBE, who died Friday 9 April, 2021.
https://www.lincoln.anglican.org/news/lincoln-diocese-mourns-the-rt-revd-robert-bob-hardy-cbe
Bishop Hardy was Bishop of Lincoln from 1987 to 2001. He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2001 for his services to the Church of England that included being Bishop for HM Prisons. In retirement he served as a honorary assistant bishop in the diocese of Carlisle.
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