The Archdeacon of Man (sometimes incorrectly referred to as Archdeacon of the Isle of Man) is a senior cleric second only to the
Bishop of Sodor and Man in the Anglican
Diocese of Sodor and Man (which comprises the
Isle of Man). This is unusual, as in the Church of England deans are usually the senior priests of the diocese. In Sodor and Man, however, the role of dean was fulfilled by the Bishop for many years, until becoming distinct again only in October 2011. According to advice given by Queen Elizabeth II, Lord of Mann, the Archdeacon "is the bishop's second in command", and this seniority is reflected, e.g., on Tynwald Day in the Order of the Procession, and by the fact that until 1919 the Archdeacon of Man was an
ex officio member of the
Legislative Council.
^Until 1814, Mylrea was rector of
Ballaugh rather than of
Andreas (which was customarily attached to the archdeaconry since the 16th century) because the rectors of Andreas (
Lord Charles Murray-Aynsley and
George Murray) were absent from the island.
^Bradley, A. G. (ca. 1900) Our Centenarian Grandfather, 1790–1890. London: John Bale ("From the MS. autobiography of the Rev. B. Philpot, Fellow of Ch. Coll., Camb., Vicar-General and Archdeacon of the Isle of Man, Rector of Gt. Cressingham, &c., &c.")
The Archdeacon of Man (sometimes incorrectly referred to as Archdeacon of the Isle of Man) is a senior cleric second only to the
Bishop of Sodor and Man in the Anglican
Diocese of Sodor and Man (which comprises the
Isle of Man). This is unusual, as in the Church of England deans are usually the senior priests of the diocese. In Sodor and Man, however, the role of dean was fulfilled by the Bishop for many years, until becoming distinct again only in October 2011. According to advice given by Queen Elizabeth II, Lord of Mann, the Archdeacon "is the bishop's second in command", and this seniority is reflected, e.g., on Tynwald Day in the Order of the Procession, and by the fact that until 1919 the Archdeacon of Man was an
ex officio member of the
Legislative Council.
^Until 1814, Mylrea was rector of
Ballaugh rather than of
Andreas (which was customarily attached to the archdeaconry since the 16th century) because the rectors of Andreas (
Lord Charles Murray-Aynsley and
George Murray) were absent from the island.
^Bradley, A. G. (ca. 1900) Our Centenarian Grandfather, 1790–1890. London: John Bale ("From the MS. autobiography of the Rev. B. Philpot, Fellow of Ch. Coll., Camb., Vicar-General and Archdeacon of the Isle of Man, Rector of Gt. Cressingham, &c., &c.")