[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 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.
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