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Diocese of Sodor and Man |
Isle of Man Parishes and their
Churches and Chapels Diocesan Bishop and other officials Isle of Man Benefices and their Patrons Mission Partnerships |
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NB This page is not part of the official website of the Diocese of Sodor and Man. |
Parish | Churches and chapels (parish church(es) in bold) |
Incumbent (vicar or rector) |
Arbory and Castletown (see note 4) |
Kirk Arbory (St Columba) St Mary's Church, Castletown |
vacant |
Bride, Lezayre and North Ramsey (see note 2) |
Kirk Bride (St Bridget) St Olave's Church, Ramsey *St Fingan's, Glen Auldyn |
The Rev B Evans-Smith 41 Barrule Park Ramsey IM8 2BR Tel: 01624 817322 |
Braddan | Kirk
Braddan (St Brendan) Old Kirk Braddan |
The Rev D M H Richards Kirk Braddan Vicarage Saddle Road Braddan IM4 4LB Tel: 01624 675523 |
Malew and Santan (see note 4) | Kirk Malew (St Lupus) Kirk Santan (St Sanctain) St Mary's Church (Abbey Church), Ballasalla St Mark's Church |
The Rev J McGowan The Vicarage St Mark's Road Ballasalla IM9 3EF Tel: 01624 822469 |
Marown, Foxdale and Baldwin (see note 6) |
Kirk Marown (St Runius) St Paul's Church, Foxdale Old Kirk Marown St Luke's Church, Baldwin |
The Rev Janice Ward The Vicarage Crosby IM4 4BH Tel: 01624 851378 |
Maughold and South Ramsey (see note 7) |
Kirk Maughold (St Maughold) St Paul's Church, Ramsey Christ Church, Dhoon |
The Rev C Lowdon The Vicarage Walpole Drive Ramsey IM8 1NA Tel: 01624 812275 |
The Northern Plain (see note 1) |
Kirk Andreas (St Andrew) Kirk Ballaugh (St Mary the Virgin) Kirk Jurby (St Patrick) St Stephen's, Sulby Old Kirk Ballaugh *St Jude's Chapel |
The Rev I Skidmore The Rectory Ballaugh IM7 5AQ Tel: 01624 897873 |
Onchan (see note 5) |
Kirk Onchan (St Peter) | The Rev C Burgess (team rector) (Onchan) The Rectory 18 Windermere Avenue Onchan IM3 2DT Tel: 01624 673743 The Rev Jo Dudley (team vicar) (Lonan & Laxey) 56 Ard Reayrt Ramsey Road Laxey IM4 7QQ Tel: 01624 861989 |
Lonan and Laxey (see note 5) |
Christ Church, Laxey Old Kirk Lonan |
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Rushen | Kirk Rushen (Holy Trinity) *St Catherine's Chapel, Port Erin *St Mary's Chapel, Port St Mary *St Peter's Chapel, Cregneash |
The Rev J A T Heaton Rushen Vicarage Port St Mary IM9 5LP Tel: 01624 832275 |
St
George and All Saints, Douglas (see note 8) |
St George's Church | The Ven Andrew Brown St George's Vicarage 16 Devonshire Road Douglas IM2 3RB Tel: 01624 675430 |
St Matthew, Douglas | St Matthew's Church | vacant |
St Ninian, Douglas | St Ninian's Church | The Rev J Coldwell St Ninian's Vicarage 58 Ballanard Road Douglas IM2 5HE Tel: 01624 621694 |
St Thomas, Douglas | St Thomas' Church | vacant |
The West Coast (see note 3) |
Cathedral Church of St German,
Peel Kirk Patrick (Holy Trinity) Kirk Michael (St Michael the Archangel) St John's Church St James, Dalby |
The Very Rev N Godfrey The Deanery Albany Road Peel IM5 1JS Tel: 01624 842608 |
Chapels marked * are licensed for weddings.
HM The Queen has nominated the Venerable Peter Andrew Eagles as Bishop of Sodor and Man. He will be consecrated at York Minster on 22 June 2017, and installed at the Cathedral Church of St German, Peel, on a date to be announced. |
Bishop's Office
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Archdeacon of Man
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Dean of the Cathedral Church
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Vicar General and Chancellor
Deputy Vicar General Howard Connell Esq |
Diocesan Secretary
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Secretary of Diocesan Synod
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Diocesan Registrar Ms Louise Connacher MA |
Benefice | Patron |
Arbory and Castletown | Crown and Bishop (see note 4) |
Braddan | Bishop |
Bride, Lezayre and North Ramsey | Crown and Bishop (see note 2) |
Malew and Santan | Crown(see note 4) |
Marown, Foxdale and Baldwin | Crown and Bishop (see note 6) |
Maughold and South Ramsey | Crown and Bishop (see note 7) |
Onchan, Lonan and Laxey | Crown and Bishop (see note 5) |
Rushen | Crown |
St George and All Saints, Douglas | Bishop (see note 8) |
St Matthew, Douglas | Bishop |
St Ninian, Douglas | Church Pastoral Aid Society |
St Thomas, Douglas | Bishop (see note 8) |
The Northern Plain | Crown and Bishop (see note 1) |
The West Coast | Bishop and Crown (see note 3) |
Mission partnership | Parishes |
Northern | Bride, Lezayre and North Ramsey; Maughold and South Ramsey; the Northern Plain |
Western | Marown, Foxdale and Baldwin; the West Coast |
Southern | Arbory and Castletown; Malew and Santan; Rushen |
Eastern | Braddan; Laxey and Lonan; Onchan; St George and All Saints; St Matthew's; St Ninian's; St Thomas's |
For an explanation of Mission Partnerships, click here
Note 1: The parish and benefice of Andreas, Ballaugh, Jurby and Sulby were created on 1st March 2012 by the Northern Pastoral Scheme 2011; they were renamed "the Northern Plain" by the Northern Pastoral (Amendment) (No.2) Scheme 2012. The patronage is exercisable by the Crown and the Bishop by turns (Crown 1st and 3rd, Bishop 2nd). The benefice of St Jude's Andreas ceased to exist on 6th March 2005 by virtue of the St Jude's Andreas Pastoral Scheme 2004.
Note 2: The parish and benefice of Bride, Lezayre and North Ramsey were created on 1st March 2012 by the Northern Pastoral Scheme 2011. The patronage is exercisable by the Crown and the Bishop by turns (Crown 1st and 3rd, Bishop 2nd). The former parish church of Lezayre (Kirk Christ Lezayre) was closed for regular public worship on 1st November 2013 by the Lezayre Pastoral Scheme 2013.
Note 3: The parish and benefice of the West Coast were created on 1st May 2012 by the Western Pastoral Scheme 2012. The patronage is exercisable by the Bishop and the Crown by turns (Bishop 1st and 3rd, Crown 2nd). The incumbent of the benefice is ex officio dean of the Cathedral Church of St German.
Note 4: The parish and benefice of Arbory and Castletown, and the parish and benefice of Malew and Santan, were created on 1st February 2013 by the Southern Pastoral Scheme 2012. The patronage of Arbory and Castletown is exercisable by the Crown and the Bishop by turns (Crown 1st, Bishop 2nd); the patronage of Malew and Santan is exercisable by the Crown.
Note 5: The parish of Lonan and Laxey, and the united benefice of Onchan, Lonan and Laxey, were created on 1st October 2012 by the Onchan, Lonan and Laxey Pastoral Scheme 2012, which established a team ministry for the united benefice. The patronage is exercisable by the Crown and Bishop by turns (Crown 1st and 3rd, Bishop 2nd). The parish church of All Saints, Lonan (Kirk Lonan) was closed for regular public worship on 1st August 2015 by the Lonan Pastoral Scheme 2015.
Note 6: The parish and benefice of Marown, Foxdale and Baldwin were created on 1st October 2012 by the Marown, Foxdale and Baldwin Pastoral Scheme 2012. The patronage is exercisable by the Crown and the Bishop by turns (Crown 1st and 3rd, Bishop 2nd).
Note 7: The parish and benefice of Maughold and South Ramsey were created on 1st October 2012 by the Maughold and South Ramsey Pastoral Scheme 2012. The patronage is exercisable by the Crown and the Bishop by turns (Crown 1st, Bishop 2nd).
Note 8: The united benefice of All Saints and St Thomas was dissolved on 1st April 2008 by the Douglas (All Saints and St Thomas) Pastoral Scheme 2008. The parish and benefice of St George and All Saints were created on 1st January 2015 by the Douglas (St George and All Saints) Pastoral Scheme 2014. The parish church of All Saints was closed for regular public worship with effect from 1st May 2017 by the Douglas (All Saints' Church) Pastoral Scheme 2016.