Chris Hardwick (priest)

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Christopher George Hardwick was the Dean of Truro from 2005 until 2011. [1]

Born on October 7, 1957, Hardwick was educated at King Edward VI School (Lichfield) and the Open University. He initially pursued a career in banking before deciding to follow a calling to the church. He studied at Ripon College Cuddesdon and was ordained in 1992. He began his ministry as a curate at Worcester, [2] later becoming the Rector of Hill Croome [3] before his move to the Deanery of Truro. [4]

In 2010, Hardwick took a temporary suspension from his duties while he was investigated for a supposedly controversial personal relationship, [5] and ultimately resigned in August 2011. [6] [7]

Notes

  1. ↑ Official notification Archived 2 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ Who's Who2008: London, A & C Black ISBN   978-0-7136-8555-8
  3. ↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory2008/2009 Lambeth, Church House Publishing ISBN   978-0-7151-1030-0
  4. ↑ Anglican Communion
  5. ↑ "Inquiry launched into clergyman's affair with farmer's wife". The Guardian. 29 April 2010. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  6. ↑ BBC News – Dean of Truro to relinquish post
  7. ↑ Truro Dean to return after split; Church Times; 26 May 2010
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